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Labour- Annemarie Lawrence, Lucy Lewis, G Justus Hofmeyr, Th
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Maternal positions and mobility during first stage labour
[Intervention Review]
Annemarie Lawrence1, Lucy Lewis2, G Justus Hofmeyr3, Therese
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Abstract
Background
It is more common for women in the (eve!o+e( wor!(, an( those in
!owCincome countriesivin irth in hea!th faci!ities, to !aour in e(-
There is no evi(ence that this is associate(
with any a(vantae for women or aies, a!thouh it may e more
convenient for staff-servationa! stu(ies have sueste( that if women
!ie on their acFs (urin !aour this
may have a(verse effects on uterine contractions an( im+e(e
+roress in !aour-
ObjectivesThe +ur+ose of the review is to assess the effects of
encourain women to assume
(ifferent u+riht +ositions )inc!u(in wa!Fin, sittin, stan(in an(
Fnee!in* versusrecument +ositions )su+ine, semiCrecument an(
!atera!* for women in the first stae of
!aour on !enth of !aour, ty+e of (e!ivery an( other im+ortant
outcomes for mothers an(aies-
Search strategy
&e searche( the #ochrane /renancy an( #hi!(irth Grou+s
Tria!s Reister )Eovemer299;*-
Selection criteria
Ran(omise( an( >uasiCran(omise( tria!s com+arin women
ran(omise( to u+riht versusrecument +ositions in the first stae of
!aour-
