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		Reflexología en el embarazo y como terapia alternativa en el parto Laura Villada Prieto*, Yolanda Piñero Sánchez* *Matrona. Distrito Sanitario Costa del Sol. Málaga Enferm Docente 2016 ene-jun; 105: 49-55
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Villada Prieto, Laura; Piñero Sánchez, Yolanda. Reflexología en el embarazo y como terapia alternativa en el parto. Enferm Docente 2016, ene-jun; 105. Disponible en <https://www.index-f.com/edocente/105/10549.php> Consultado el

Resumen El empleo de la medicina alternativa y complementaria es un tema de debate en los últimos años. Dentro de esta medicina alternativa encontramos la reflexología, entendida como una terapia practicada como tratamiento en la cual las plantas de los pies son masajeadas para estimular el aporte de sangre y los nervios y así aliviar la tensión. A muchas mujeres les gustaría evitar los métodos farmacológicos o invasivos de alivio de dolor en el trabajo de parto. Esta revisión tiene como objetivo demostrar que la reflexología puede ayudar a las mujeres embarazadas a mejorar los síntomas producidos por alteraciones durante la gestación y que puede ser útil para disminuir la intensidad del dolor, así como, la duración del trabajo de parto. Palabras clave: Reflexología/ Reflexología y embarazo/ Reflexología y parto.   Abstract The use of complementary and alternative medicine has attracted a debate in recent years. 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