Sentences with phrase «immersion during the first stage»

Additional potential benefits of immersion were noted in studies that did not distinguish between women undergoing immersion during the first stage of labor, second stage of labor, or both.

The 2009 Cochrane systematic review found no increase in maternal infections (RR, 0.99; 95 % CI, 0.50 — 1.96; five trials) with immersion during the first stage of labor.

Not exact matches

Outcomes indicating safety or risk in association with immersion at one stage of labor may not translate into equivalent outcomes at a different stage of labor; specifically, outcomes during the first stage of labor may not be the same as outcomes associated with birth under water.