Maternal and perinatal outcomes amongst low risk women giving birth in water compared to six birth positions on land. A descriptive cross sectional study in a birth centre over 12 years

Midwifery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 759-764

  Dahlen, Hannah G ^a   Dowling, Helen ^b   Tracy, Mark ^c,d   Schmied, Virginia ^a   Tracy, Sally ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Birth centre; Birth position; Perineum; Waterbirth

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DELIVERY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MATERNITY WARD; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADULT; APGAR SCORE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTHING CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT POSITIONING; PERINEUM; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER;

EID: 84878108537     PISSN: 02666138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.midw.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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