Bed rest during pregnancy: implications for nursing.
Research on nonpregnant individuals reveals that bed rest produces numerous adverse physical and psychosocial effects. Evidence shows that bed rest affects pregnant women in the same manner. This article provides an overview of the history of bed rest, research on the side effects of bed rest, and a discussion of the research that has been conducted on these side effects during pregnancy. Also discussed are implications for providing antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum nursing care.
Maloni
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School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53792.
D001510:Bed Rest / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D009773:Obstetric Nursing; D011181:Postnatal Care; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology; D011295:Prenatal Care