ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2021
Exploring the perspective of nursing staff or caregivers on birthing positions in Central India.
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- Free positions in the second stage of labor for pelvic floor protection: a narrative review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Birthing positions and mother`s satisfaction with childbirth: a cross-sectional study on the relevance of self determination.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
- Alternative Birthing Positions Compared to the Conventional Position in the Second Stage of Labor: A Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- 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
introductionMaternal birthing positions refer to the various physical postures a pregnant mother may assume at the time of delivery. The World Health Organisation recommends that woman should be given an opportunity to make a choice on the type of position to use during labour. Alternative birth positions are associated with lower incidence rates of performing episiotomy, less perineal tears and less use of instrumental deliveries. Nurses' perspective on women's positions has rarely been explored in India. Present study aims at assessing the knowledge regarding alternative birth positions among nursing officers. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 52 nursing officers who were posted in the labour room. A pretested questionnaire was administered to them. Data analysis was done using SPSS software version 22.
resultsMajority (82.7%) of nursing officers felt that there is a need of giving a choice to the woman regarding alternate birth position. 76.9% of them were aware of position other than lithotomy. Around 48.1% would recommend squatting position to a woman in labour. Ease and convenience in conducting the delivery was the foremost reason chosen in advocating a birth position. Whereas overcrowding in the labour room, ignorance about alternate positions and difficulty in converting to instrumental delivery were cited as reasons of not recommending these positions.
conclusionEducating nursing officers about emerging evidence regarding birthing positions will enable them to give accurate information to women.
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