A meta-analysis of upright positions in the second stage to reduce instrumental deliveries in women with epidural analgesia

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 794-798

  Roberts, Christine L ^a,b,d   Algert, Charles S ^c   Cameron, Carolyn A ^a   Torvaldsen, Siranda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Epidural analgesia; Instrumental delivery; Second stage of labor; Systematic review; Upright

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; FENTANYL; ROPIVACAINE; SUFENTANIL;

APGAR SCORE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EPIDURAL ANESTHESIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; LABOR; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT POSITIONING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERINEUM INJURY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECUMBENCY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ANALGESIA, EPIDURAL; ANALGESIA, OBSTETRICAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; OBSTETRIC LABOR COMPLICATIONS; POSTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROBABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 22844448556     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2005.00786.x     Document Type: Review

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