Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women
Joint Authors
Pereira de Godoy, José Maria
Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima
de Paiva Rodrigues, Lilian
Cataldo Oportus, Sylvia
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-10-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of lymph drainage to reduce edema of pregnant women.
Method.
Pregnant women (30 limbs) from the Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic of the Medical School of Santa Casa in São Paulo in the period December 2009 to May 2010 were enrolled in this quantitative, prospective study.
The patients, in the 5th to 8th months of gestation, were submitted to one hour of manual lymph drainage of the legs.
The volume of the legs was measured by water displacement volumetry before and after one hour of drainage using the Godoy & Godoy manual lymph drainage technique.
The paired t-test was used for statistical analysis with an alpha error of 5% being considered significant.
Results.
Manual lymph drainage significantly reduced swelling of the legs of pregnant women during the day (P=0.04).
Conclusion.
Manual lymph drainage helps to reduce limb size during the day of pregnant women.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cataldo Oportus, Sylvia& de Paiva Rodrigues, Lilian& Pereira de Godoy, José Maria& Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima. 2013. Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women. Nursing Research and Practice،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cataldo Oportus, Sylvia…[et al.]. Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women. Nursing Research and Practice No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Cataldo Oportus, Sylvia& de Paiva Rodrigues, Lilian& Pereira de Godoy, José Maria& Guerreiro de Godoy, Maria de Fátima. Lymph Drainage in Pregnant Women. Nursing Research and Practice. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-466160
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-466160