title: The relationship of ambulation in labor to operative delivery.
abstract: An abbreviated version of the Nurse-Midwifery Clinical Data Set was used to gather data on all women (n = 3,049) who began intrapartum care with a nurse-midwife in three sites. Demographic information, intrapartum care, and outcomes were recorded. The association of ambulation in labor with operative delivery was examined in a low-risk sample (n = 1,678) of women who did not receive care measures (epidural anesthesia, oxytocin induction or augmentation) that preclude mobility in labor. Women who ambulated for a significant amount of time during labor (compared with those who did not ambulate) had half the rate of operative delivery (2.7% vs. 5.5%).
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico College of Nursing, Nurse-Midwifery Program, Albuquerque 87131-1061, USA.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Albers
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cragin
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Daniels
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hunter
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Sedler
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Teaf
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric; D011247:Pregnancy; D012306:Risk; D016138:Walking