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Dr. Rebecca Benfield (RN, BSN, MSN, PhD, CNM)

  • Associate Professor
  • Graduate
  • Office: 4165E Health Sciences Building
  • Phone: 744-6459
  • Email: benfieldr@ecu.edu

Research Interests

Hydrotherapy, Labor, Uterine Contractility, Physiologic Measurement

Recent Publications

  • Benfield, R. D., Lowry, A., Ormont, K., Andresky, T., & Ciro, N. (2009). "Adding an Extra Layer of Human Subject Protection to a Vulnerable Populations." 'Students Revealing the World', 2009 Research and Creative Achievement Week.
  • Benfield, R. D., Hortobagyi, T., Tanner, C., Swanson, M., & Newton, E. (2007). "The Psychophysiological Effects of Hydrotherapy on Anxiety and Pain in Human Labor." National Institutes of Health Pain Consortium, Second Annual Symposium, Advances in Pain Research.
  • Benfield, R. D. (2004). "Waterproofing EMG Instrumentation for Use with Hydrotherapy in Labor." 14th Annual Collaborative Research Day; Research Strategies for Clinicians. 40.
  • Benfield, R. D. (2004). "Waterproofing EMG Instrumentation for Use with Hydrotherapy in Labor." 2004 National Congress on the State of the Science in Nursing Research, cd.