Management of the second stage of labor often follows tradition‐based routines rather than
evidence‐based practices. This review of second‐stage labor care practices discusses risk …

Aim To present a synthesis and summary of midwives' perceptions on the facilitators and
barriers of physiological birth. Background Medicalisation of birth has transformed and …

This new edition provides an up-to-date and thoughtful guide to supporting women in
labour, looking at a range of techniques and approaches that promote a safe and positive …

Objective the principal objective of our study was to describe the practices reported by
French midwives during the active second stage of labor (expulsion phase). Design this …

OBJECTIVE: To describe factors associated with delayed pushing and evaluate the
relationship between delayed pushing and perinatal outcomes in nulliparous women with …

Objective To compare the effectiveness of directed open-glottis and directed closed-glottis
pushing. Design Pragmatic, randomised, controlled, non-blinded superiority study. Settings …

Objective To describe how nurse‐midwives verbally support nulliparous women during
second‐stage labor and document specific details of each second stage. Design Descriptive …

Scientific evidence supports spontaneous physiologic approaches to second-stage labor
care; however, most women in US hospitals continue to receive direction from nurses and …

Background Labor epidural analgesia (LEA) effectively relieves the labor pain, but it is still
not available consistently for multiparous women in many institutions because of their …

Objective The second stage of labor is considered to be the most stressful part of the
process of childbirth for the woman and her unborn child, and consequently for the midwife …