ArticleMedical sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2017
A Prospective Randomized Trial of Postural Changes vs Passive Supine Lying during the Second Stage of Labor under Epidural Analgesia.
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- Influence of Laboring People's Mobility and Positional Changes on Birth Outcomes in Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia Labor: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's health · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of maternal birth positions on duration of second stage of labor: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2019Pooled it
- Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Childbirth preparation is associated with self-efficacy and the use of non-pharmacological pain relief during labour.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Association Between Sitting Delivery During the Second Stage of Labor and Pelvic Floor Function in Primiparas: A Prospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Assessing signal loss, accuracy, and acceptability of an ambulatory fetal electrocardiography with cardiotocography in the antepartum and intrapartum phases.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- Birthing positions and mother`s satisfaction with childbirth: a cross-sectional study on the relevance of self determination.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Analysis of Maternal Positions during the Dilation and Expulsive Phase and Their Relationship with Perineal Injuries in Eutocic Deliveries Attended by Midwives.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Role of Midwives in the Course of Natural Childbirth-Analysis of Sociodemographic and Psychosocial Factors-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Abstract
There exist very few studies comparing different postures or postural changes during labor in parturients with epidural analgesia.
aimTo disclose whether the intervention of a multidisciplinary nursing team including a physiotherapist during the second stage of labor improves the obstetric outcome in parturients with epidural analgesia.
designProspective randomized trial.
settingUniversity-affiliated hospital. POPULATION: Women undergoing labor with epidural analgesia after a normal gestation.
methods150 women were randomized either to actively perform predefined postural changes during the passive phase of the second stage of labor under the guidance of the attending physiotherapist (study group), or to carry out the whole second stage of labor lying in the traditional supine position (control group).
resultsThere were significantly more eutocic deliveries (
conclusionThe intervention of a physiotherapist during the second stage of labor significantly improved the obstetric outcome.
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