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#4: no routine interventions.

Judith Lothian1, Debby Amis, Jeannette Crenshaw

  • 1An award-winning medical writer, internationally known speaker, and retired Lamaze educator, H enci G oer specializes in analyzing, evaluating, and synthesizing the obstetric research. Author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth, Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities, and numerous articles and pamphlets, Goer is a resident expert on iVillage's ParentsPlace.com .

The Journal of Perinatal Education
|February 3, 2007
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Promoting normal birth is supported by avoiding routine interventions during labor and delivery. Evidence shows benefits in avoiding restrictions on eating, drinking, and unnecessary medical procedures for a healthier childbirth experience.

Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Childbirth Education

Background:

  • Normal birth is a natural physiological process.
  • Routine interventions in labor may disrupt the normal birth process.
  • Evidence-based practices are crucial for supporting physiological birth.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the benefits of avoiding routine interventions during childbirth.
  • To support and promote normal birth as an evidence-based practice.
  • To inform childbearing women and families about their options during labor.

Main Methods:

  • Review of evidence regarding common labor interventions.
  • Analysis of restrictions on eating and drinking during labor.
  • Examination of the use of intravenous fluids, continuous electronic fetal monitoring, artificial rupture of membranes, labor augmentation, and epidural analgesia.

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Main Results:

  • Avoiding routine interventions promotes, protects, and supports normal birth.
  • Evidence supports avoiding restrictions on food and fluid intake during labor.
  • Interventions like IV fluids, continuous electronic fetal monitoring, and epidurals may not be necessary unless indicated.

Conclusions:

  • Lamaze International recommends avoiding routine interventions during labor.
  • Childbearing women are encouraged to question and limit unnecessary procedures.
  • Supporting normal birth enhances maternal and infant outcomes.