there is a study in the ACNM journal concerning ambulating and labor:
The Relationship of Ambulating in Labor to Operative Delivery Albers CNM,
Leah et al: Journal of Nurse-Midwifery Vol.42, No. 1, January/Febuary 1997
Abstract: An abbreviated version of the Nurse-Midwfery Clinical Data Set was
used to gather data on all women(n=3,409) who began intrapartum care with a
nurse-midwife in three sites. Demographic information, intrapartum care, and
outcomes were recorded. The association of ambulating in labor with operative
delivery was examined in a low-risk sample (n=1678) of women who did not
receive care measures(epidural anesthesia, oxytocin induction or
agumentation)that prelude mobility in labor. Women who ambulated for a
significant amount of time during labor (compared with those who did not
ambulate had half the rate of operative deliver [2.7% Vs 5.5%).
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