Randomised trial comparing the upright and supine positions for the second stage of labour
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1997.tb11534.x
Randomised trial comparing the upright and supine positions for the second stage of labour
Abstract
Objective: To assess the maternal and neonatal effects of upright compared with recumbent positions during delivery, in terms of defined outcome variables.
Design: A randomised controlled trial.
Setting: St Monica's Nursing Home, a midwife based maternity unit in Cape Town, South Africa.
Participants: Five hundred and seventeen women of low obstetrical risk assigned to deliver at the nursing home.
Results: The trial showed that women who adopted the upright posture for delivery experienced less pain. perineal trauma and fewer episiotomies than those who delivered in the supine position.
Conclusion: The data suggest that in women of low obstetrical risk, choice of posture during delivery may be encouraged.
Comment in
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Randomised trial comparing the upright and supine positions for the second stage of labour.Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999 Mar;106(3):291-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1999.tb08260.x. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1999. PMID: 10426659 No abstract available.
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