title: A Nurse's Guide to Supporting Physiologic Birth.
abstract: Physiologic birth promotes the practice of normal labor and birth, in which a woman's innate power is supported and unnecessary interventions are avoided. Nurses are in a unique position to support physiologic birth because they attend almost all births. Several resources are available to assist nurses in promoting physiologic birth, including BirthTOOLS.org, a new online resource developed by the American College of Nurse-Midwives in collaboration with other organizations. By using resources such as BirthTOOLS.org and others, nurses can become familiar with the evidence surrounding physiologic birth and can contribute to improved patient safety and quality of care by supporting physiologic birth. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nwh.2015.12.009.
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama Huntsville AL. Electronic address: ellise.adams@uah.edu.
authors.forename: Ellise D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Western Michigan University Kalamazoo MI.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.affiliation: University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI.
authors.forename: Lisa Kane
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Low
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000451:nursing* / Q000592:standards*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008880:Midwifery / Q000592:standards*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009773:Obstetric Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: BirthTOOLS.org; intrapartum care; labor support; perinatal nursing; physiologic birth