Background For centuries, there has been controversy around whether being upright (sitting,
birthing stools, chairs, squatting, kneeling) or lying down (lateral (Sim's) position, semi …

Aims and objectives To assess the effects of flexible sacrum positions on mode of delivery,
duration of the second stage of labour, perineal trauma, postpartum haemorrhage, maternal …

Background Upright positions during the second stage of labour are assumed to have many
physiological advantages that may facilitate normal birth. Clarifying the underlying benefits …

Restricting women giving birth in health care facilities from choosing the most comfortable
position during labor and birth is a global problem. This study was aimed to examine the …

Aims To assess the effects of upright positions on maternal outcomes for women without
epidural analgesia in comparison with recumbent positions during the second stage of …

Objective: To investigate whether the adoption of upright positions by women during
childbirth prevents perineal lacerations compared to the lithotomy position. Method: A …

Objetivo Investigar se a adoção de posições verticalizadas pela mulher, no parto,
comparada à posição litotômica, previne lacerações perineais. Método Revisão sistemática …

O segundo período do trabalho de parto é aquele que se inicia após a dilatação máxima do
colo uterino obtida pela parturiente, e é caracterizado pela apresentação fetal e sua …

Estudo de tipo transversal, cujo objetivo foi analisar a distribuição das lacerações vulvo-
perineais e os fatores relacionados à sua localização nas regiões anterior e posterior do …

Objectives: to investigate puerperal women who received guidance on childbirth during
prenatal care and the behaviors experienced in the labor process within the context of good …