Thankyou for this, I am sorry I don't know your name, but thanks anyway, I
can use this, what a wonderful resource you all are, it's much nicer
learning from you all rather than in our dull crusty, cold and draughty
library, but needs must and am back there on Monday giving myself another
dose of rheumatism in the knees!
Take care
Jackie
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Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 7:05 PM
Subject: Re: Help!/ambulation
> 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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