Intrapartum care the midwifery way: a review.
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.pop.2011.12.001.
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Abstract
Midwifery offers concepts and techniques for intrapartum care that could be integrated into the practice of a family physician. Normal birth has virtually been replaced by a medicalized model of maternity care in the American health care system, despite research indicating that many interventions are not necessary and even harmful. A low-tech, high-touch approach to low-risk women in labor is evidence based and results in improved perinatal outcomes as well as higher patient satisfaction with the birth experience.
Medical subject headings
- Delivery, Obstetric
- Midwifery
- Obstetrics
- Peripartum Period