Continuous Support Promotes Obstetric Labor Progress and Vaginal Delivery in Primiparous Women – A Randomized Controlled Study

Continuous Support Promotes Obstetric Labor Progress and Vaginal Delivery in Primiparous Women – A Randomized Controlled Study

Background: Obstetric labor and childbirth are mostly regarded as a physiological process, whereas social, cultural, psychological and transcendental aspects have received less attention. Labor support has been suggested to promote labor progress. The aim of this study was to investigate whether con...

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Main Authors: Ylva Vladic Stjernholm, Paula da Silva Charvalho, Olga Bergdahl, Tomislav Vladic, Maria Petersson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
birth
cesarean and vaginal deliveries
cortisol
continuous support
labor & delivery
oxytocin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.582823/full

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