Water birth: One birthing center's observations
| Autor: | Linda K. Church |
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| Rok vydání: | 1989 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Pregnancy Hot Temperature Nurse Midwives business.industry Maternal-Child Health Centers Relaxation Therapy Delivery Obstetric medicine.disease Maternal infection Immersion medicine Warm water Humans Nurse-Midwives Female business reproductive and urinary physiology General Nursing Water birth Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nurse-Midwifery. 34:165-170 |
| ISSN: | 0091-2182 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0091-2182(89)90076-1 |
| Popis: | This paper discusses the water birth experiences of women who delivered at The Family Birthing Center of Upland, California, from February, 1985 to June 1, 1989. Of the 831 who used warm water immersion during their labor, 483 gave birth in the water with good Apgar scores; and there was only one minor maternal infection. These results clearly suggest that water birth--with certain precautions--is not only a desirable alternative for many women, but also a safe and positive intrapartum intervention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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