Neuromuscular Control of Childbirth‐Prepared Women During the First Stage of Labor

Autor: BERNARDINI, JUDITH Y., MALONI, JUDITH A., STEGMAN, CHARLES E.
Zdroj: Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing; March 1983, Vol. 12 Issue: 2 p105-111, 7p
Abstrakt: To evaluate the neuromuscular control of Lamaze‐prepared women during the first stage of labor and to identify the factors which influenced control, 94 women were studied. The women were categorized into two groups: class‐taught and self‐taught. A tool was devised to evaluate neuromuscular control. The study revealed that class‐taught women exhibited a significantly higher degree of neuromuscular control, more frequent practice patterns, and a greater ability to make goal‐directed statements about their labor than the self‐taught women. The data also demonstrated an association between practice and control and goal directedness and control.
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