Maternal position during the second stage of labor and maternal-neonatal outcomes in nulliparous women: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The existing evidence is insufficient to draw conclusions about the association between maternal position in labor and obstetrical outcomes.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of different maternal positions during the second stage of labor among women with and those without epidural analgesia on important obstetrical outcomes including perineal damage.

Study design

In this retrospective cohort study, we collected data of women who delivered vaginally over a 2-year period. The associations between maternal and gestational characteristics and several obstetrical outcomes were analyzed. We considered perineal damage as the primary outcome. Secondary outcomes were the incidence of operative vaginal births, duration of fetal descent, intrapartum

SUBMITTER: Familiari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9941360 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature