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.
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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.
Authors: Barbara Bodner-Adler; Klaus Bodner; Oliver Kimberger; Plamen Lozanov; Peter Husslein; Klaus Mayerhofer Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr Date: 2003-10-31 Impact factor: 1.704
Authors: Marta Berta Badi; Solomon Mekonnen Abebe; Mulat Adefris Weldetsadic; Kyllike Christensson; Helena Lindgren Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2022-08-05 Impact factor: 4.614