Barriers to the implementation of mobility and upright positioning during the first stage of labor

Abstract

This review investigated barriers to the implementation of mobility and upright positioning during the first stage of labor. Barriers presented in recent literature centered around two themes: 1) medicalization of birth and 2) lack of education and professional consensus on the benefits of mobility during labor.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Authors

Keisha Nicole Shirlyn Bates

Author Details

Keisha Nicole Shirlyn Bates, MS, BA, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Sigma Membership

Pi at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

First Labor Stage, Mobility, Patient Positioning

Recommended Citation

Bates, Keisha Nicole Shirlyn, "Barriers to the implementation of mobility and upright positioning during the first stage of labor" (2017). Convention. 342.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2017/posters_2017/342

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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