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Virtual reality may help relieve pain during childbirth

A woman tests a virtual reality headset "VR One" developed by a German manufacturer Zeiss at the Gamescom 2015 fair in Cologne, Germany August 5, 2015. [File, Reuters]

Immersion in virtual reality may relieve some of the pain of contractions before childbirth, a small study suggests.

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