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Mar 2018
12m 28s

EBB 16 - Movement and Positions

Rebecca Dekker, PhD, RN
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Why researchers think that upright positions during labor may benefit normal, physiologic childbirth. What studies have found about the effectiveness of movement and upright positions during labor for pain relief. What several professional organizations recommend about the use of movement and upright positions during labor for pain relief 

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