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Upright position vs recumbent position

Instrumental vaginal birth · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia

Upright position showed no clear difference in instrumental vaginal birth compared with recumbent position (sensitivity analyses ‐ studies at low risk of… (low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.08 [0.91, 1.3]
3 studies · 3609 participants
Low
Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.9 [0.72, 1.12]
8 studies · 4316 participants
Very low

Upright position vs recumbent position

Operative birth (caesarean or instrumental vaginal) · women in the second stage of labour with epidural anaesthesia

Upright position leads to higher operative birth (caesarean or instrumental vaginal) compared with recumbent position (sensitivity analyses ‐ studies at low risk of… (high certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.11 [1.03, 1.2]
3 studies · 3609 participants
High
Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.7, 1.07]
8 studies · 4316 participants
Low