Labor and Delivery Nurses assist patients before, during and after childbirth, performing duties such as assessments of
women during the stages of labor.
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.
Some
women will also choose to use medicinal relief either towards the end
of the active
stage of labor or
during the transition.
Most
women will want some form
of pain alleviation
during the transitional
stage of labor.
R. M. Stocche et al., «Effects
of Intrathecal Sufentanil on Plasma Oxytocin and Cortisol Concentrations in
Women During the First
Stage of Labor,» Reg Anesth Pain Med 26, no. 6 (2001): 545 — 550.
There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency
of postpartum hemorrhage among
women undergoing immersion
during the second
stage of labor (RR, 0.14; 95 % CI, 0.10 — 2.71; one trial).
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.
Researchers report in today's Cochrane Review that
women who knelt, sat or walked around
during the early
stages of labor instead
of lying in bed sliced as much as an hour off
of the birthing process.
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2016 (HealthDay News)-- While a birthing pool
during the early
stages of labor may offer some advantages,
women should not deliver their baby in the water, new guidelines advise.
If an obstetrician or other medical professional assisting or involved in a pregnant
woman's care negligently fails to detect such signs
of fetal asphyxia
during the mother's pregnancy or the
labor and delivery
stages of childbirth, or to appropriately and timely respond to such signs, the obstetrician or other medical personnel may be found liable for the child's resulting HIE injuries in a medical malpractice action.
Whether childbirth injuries result from the negligence
of doctors and other medical professionals
during a
woman's pregnancy or the inadequacy
of care
during the
labor and delivery
stages of a child's birth, Jeff Killino is ready to fight for justice from any and all those responsible for a child's birth injury or death.