The vertical position during labor: pain and satisfaction Posição vertical durante o trabalho de parto: dor e satisfação

OBJECTIVES: to evaluate the vertical position adopted by nulliparous women during labor in terms of pain and satisfaction with the position. METHODS: the study was based on a secondary efficacy analysis of data from 107 nulliparous women enrolled in a randomized controlled trial in which the vertica...

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Main Authors: Maria Amelia Miquelutti, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Sirlei Siani Morais, María Yolanda Makuch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2009-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292009000400002