#goatout
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There are birthing couches in many Czech and Slovak hospitals. Have a look at some photos from our implementation workshops.
„The benefits of vertical positions include not only the help of gravity, but also shorter labour, more efficient uterine contractions, fewer operative labours, and fewer abnormal foetal cardiac findings.“
- David Desseauve at al. -
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 2017
„Walking and upright positions in the first stage of labour reduce the duration of labour, the risk of caesarean section, the need for an epidural, and do not appear to be associated with increased interventions or negative effects on maternal and infant well-being.“
- Annemarie Lawrence et al. -
Systematic review of 25 randomised and quasi-randomised trials from the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials including data of more than 5000 women, 2013
„The routine use of the supine position during the second stage of labour should be considered to be an intervention in the natural course of labour and this intervention should be justified.“
- A. de Jonge et al. -
meta-analysis, 2004
Propolis33 endowment fund:
Peer review:
- Magdalena EzrovAPresident of the Union of Midwives UNIPA Member of the Midwifery Commission
Consultant:
- Ondrej simetkaHead of ObGyn Dept, University Hospital Ostrava, CZ
Endorsed by:
