ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2022
Waterbirth: current knowledge and medico-legal issues.
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- Factors influencing health promotion behavior on puerperal sepsis among postpartum mothers.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Correlation between albumin levels during the third trimester and the risk of postpartum levator ani muscle rupture.Open medicine (Warsaw, Poland) · 2025Article
- Effects of Water Immersion Versus Epidural as Analgesic Methods during Labor among Low-Risk Women: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Extreme hypernatremia after a laparoscopic hysterectomy and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy: a case report and literature review.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Review
- Critical aspects of dystocic delivery and neonatal outcome.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2022Article
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Abstract
Water immersion during labour and birth has become increasingly popular and widespread in many countries, in particular in midwifery-led care settings. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of quality data about waterbirth, with currently available findings mostly arising from observational studies and case series. The lack of high-quality evidence and the controversial results reported by different studies determined a "behavioral gap" without clearly objective, consistent indications allowing for a sound and evidence-based decision making process. Although water immersion in the first stage of labour is generally considered a safe and cost-effective method of pain management for women in labor, concerns still linger as to the safety of immersion during the second stage of labor and delivery, particularly in terms of neonatal risks and medico-legal implications.
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