title: Importance of the Birth Environment to Support Physiologic Birth.
abstract: The birth environment can support or hinder physiologic birth. Although most births occur in hospitals, there has been an increase in requests for home and birth center births. Nurses can support physiologic birth in different environments by ensuring a calm environment that helps reduce stress hormones known to slow labor. In any birth setting, nurses can encourage the use of facilities and equipment that support a physiologic labor and birth and aid the transition of the newborn.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Marshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Remynse
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zwelling
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000523:psychology*; D008880:Midwifery / Q000379:methods*; D009321:Natural Childbirth / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D058996:Quality Improvement; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: birth center; birth environment; home birth; hospital birth; labor support; physiologic birth