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Who decides the position for birth? A follow-up study of a randomised controlled trial

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

Background: Physical benefits are suggested for women and their babies when women adopt an upright position of their choice at birth. Available care options during labour influence women's impressions of what intrapartum care is. This indicates that choice of birth positions may be determined more by midwives than by women's preferences. Question: The aims of this study were to investigate factors associated with adherence to allocated birth position and also to investigate factors associated with decision-making for birth position. Method: An invitation to answer an on-line questionnaire was mailed. Findings: Despite being randomised, women who gave birth on the seat were statistically significantly more likely to report that they participated in decision-making and that they took the opportunity to choose their preferred birth position. They also reported statistically significantly more often than non-adherers that they felt powerful, protected and self-confident. Conclusions: Midwives should be conscious of the potential impact that birth positions have on women's birth experiences and on maternal outcomes. Midwives should encourage women's autonomy by giving unbiased information about the birth seat. An upright birth position may lead to greater childbirth satisfaction. Women's experience of and preferences for birth positions are consistent with current evidence for best practice. (C) 2013 Australian College of Midwives. Published by Elsevier Australia (a division of Reed International Books Australia Pty Ltd). All rights reserved.

Publiceringsår

2013

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

99-104

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Women and Birth

Volym

26

Issue

4

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Pediatrics

Nyckelord

  • Birth position
  • Decision-making
  • Second stage of labour
  • RCT
  • On-line
  • questionnaire

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Child and Family Health

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1878-1799