In the Consortium on
Safe Labor study discussed earlier, although the mean and median duration of the second stage differed by 30 minutes, the 95th percentile threshold was approximately 1 hour longer in women who received epidural analgesia than in those who did not (20).
Not exact matches
CONCLUSIONS: The upright position during the first stage of
labor did not contribute towards a shorter duration of
labor; however, it proved to be a
safe and well - accepted option for the women of this
study.
Studies show that using a doula can decrease the length of
labor, increase your satisfaction and make
labor safer for you and baby because of a decrease in interventions.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort
study of the 38,484 primary cesarean deliveries among the 228,562 deliveries at sites participating in the Consortium on
Safe Labor from 2002 to 2008.
While it's not clear why vaginal birth is
safer for infants, previous
studies suggest that hormones released during
labor may help prepare babies to breathe outside the womb.