ReviewCureus2023
Alternative Birthing Positions Compared to the Conventional Position in the Second Stage of Labor: A Review.
Review in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Maternal Positioning in the Second Stage of Labour and its Relationship with Perineal Trauma: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.International urogynecology journal · 2026Pooled it
- Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Recumbent Versus Upright Labor Positioning With a Low-Dose Epidural: A Decision-Analytic Model.Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) · 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
- Enhancing maternal autonomy in choosing birthing positions: an exploratory pre-post intervention study protocol (MAM-Care).BMJ open · 2026Article
- Integrating Obstetricians into Childbirth Education and Its Association with Reduced Intrapartum Interventions.Maternal and child health journal · 2026Article
- Dynamic birth position, awareness and practice by midwives in Ethiopia: a parallel mixed-methods study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of nulliparous women's different childbirth positions during the second stage of labor: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.International journal of nursing sciences · 2025Review
- Lateral recumbent position versus kneeling prone position combined with unprotected perineal delivery in natural childbirth: implication for clinical care.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Birthing positions and mother`s satisfaction with childbirth: a cross-sectional study on the relevance of self determination.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2025Article
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- Effects of free-position delivery combined with perineal massage on reducing sensitive indicators of care quality in high-risk pregnant women.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Layers of inequality: gender, medicalisation and obstetric violence in Ghana.International journal for equity in health · 2024Article
- Left common peroneal nerve palsy caused by cross-legged sitting during epidural labor analgesia: a case report.JA clinical reports · 2024Article
- Midwives' practices on perineal protection and episiotomy decision-making: A qualitative and descriptive study.European journal of midwifery · 2024Article
- Normal childbirth: The natural, non-medical, alternative approaches to the most common medical interventions in labor.European journal of midwifery · 2023Article
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Abstract
The position in which the woman delivers has a lot of impact on the ease of delivery. Women's satisfaction with their birthing experience and the care they receive is significantly impacted by the fact that giving birth is frequently a challenging experience. Birthing positions refer to various postures which can be assumed at the time of delivery by a pregnant woman. Currently, the majority of women give birth either while lying flat on their backs or in a semi-sitting position. Upright positions, which include standing, sitting, or squatting along with side-lying and hands-and-knees, are less common birth positions. Doctors, nurses, and midwives are among the most important healthcare professionals, having a significant influence in deciding which position the woman will give birth in and on the physiological and psychological effects of the experience of a woman in labor. There isn't much research to back up the best position for mothers during the second stage of labor. This review article aims to review and compare the advantages and risks of common birthing positions and know about the knowledge of alternative birthing positions among pregnant women.
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