Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth

OBJECTIVES: Water immersion during labour using a birth pool to achieve relaxation and pain relief during the first and possibly part of the second stage of labour is an increasingly popular care option in several countries. It is used particularly by healthy women who experience a straightforward p...

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Main Authors: Burns, E. (Author), Feeley, C. (Author), Hall, P.J (Author), Vanderlaan, J. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NLM (Medline) 2022
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