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 onlyRR 1.11 [1.03, 1.2]3 studies · 3609 participantsHigh
- Maternal position in the second stage of labour for women with epidural anaesthesia 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.86 [0.7, 1.07]8 studies · 4316 participantsLow