title: Nursing support of the laboring woman.
abstract: Labor support is one of the most important intrapartum nursing functions, with measurable effects on the outcomes of labor and birth. Supportive activities fall within five categories: emotional support, comfort measures, advocacy, supporting the husband/partner, and information/advice. Labor support is a repertoire of techniques the nurse can use to help women during one of the most memorable and personally challenging experiences of their lives.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hodnett
mesh_terms: D016362:Analgesia, Obstetrical / Q000451:nursing; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000451:nursing*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology