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Educating Nursing Staff On Evidence-Based Maternal Positioning To Promote Fetal Descent During The First And Second Stages Of Labor, Maryellen Barillas, Maryellen Barillas
Educating Nursing Staff On Evidence-Based Maternal Positioning To Promote Fetal Descent During The First And Second Stages Of Labor, Maryellen Barillas, Maryellen Barillas
Master's Projects and Capstones
This project aims to increase the confidence of nurses using birthing positions to aid with mobility to assist with fetal descent and decrease the duration of labor in the first and second stages of labor. Lack of mobility and increased duration of labor are associated with the use of cesarean sections, which is an invasive surgery with potential complications. A knowledge gap in a South Bay Area hospital exists in current evidence-based birthing positions. Recent evidence shows that flexible sacrum positions, which are any upright positions that take the weight off the sacrum, promote vaginal deliveries, and improve birthing outcomes. …
Educating Labor And Delivery Nurses On Evidence-Based Birthing Positions To Promote Fetal Descent During First And Second Stage Labor, Sophia Nguyen
Educating Labor And Delivery Nurses On Evidence-Based Birthing Positions To Promote Fetal Descent During First And Second Stage Labor, Sophia Nguyen
Master's Projects and Capstones
The goal of this project was to increase confidence of labor and delivery nurses in utilizing evidence-supported birth positions during the first and second stages of labor in order to aid in fetal descent and labor progression. Current statistics demonstrate climbing trends in cesarean deliveries, which have been associated with increased maternal morbidity and mortality. One nurse intervention that can reduce failure to progress, a main contributor to cesarean sections, is the use of various evidence-supported maternal birth positions such as ambulation, assisted squat, sitting, backwards sitting, lunging, throne, side-lying with peanut ball, hands-and-knees, and throne position. This evidence-based practice …
Implementing Nurse Education On Evidence-Based Birthing Positions For First And Second Stages Of Labor To Promote Fetal Descent, Momoko Ueda
Master's Projects and Capstones
Cesarean deliveries can increase the risk of maternal and newborn complications. A cost-effective method to reduce unnecessary cesarean deliveries is through maternal repositioning during the first and second stages of labor. Research has shown that flexible sacrum positions such as standing, squatting, kneeling, lunging, hands and knees, side-lying, and use of a peanut ball reduces the duration of labor, lowers rates of cesarean deliveries, and promotes fetal descent. This project aims to increase nurse confidence in these evidence-based labor positions by implementing nurse education in the labor and delivery unit at a Bay Area County hospital. A pre-survey identified current …