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Care practice #4: no routine interventions.

Judith A Lothian¹, Debby Amis, Jeannette Crenshaw

¹JUDITH LOTHIAN is a childbirth educator in Brooklyn, New York, a member of the Lamaze International Board of Directors, and the associate editor of The Journal of Perinatal Education. She is also an associate professor in the College of Nursing at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey.

The Journal of Perinatal Education

|June 21, 2008

Summary

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Routine interventions during normal labor and birth carry risks. Evidence suggests avoiding these unless medically indicated to support physiologic processes.

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Area of Science:

Obstetrics
Maternal Health
Evidence-Based Practice

Background:

Normal labor and birth are physiologic processes.
Routine interventions are common in modern obstetric care.
Evidence supporting routine interventions needs critical evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

To review the evidence on the risks associated with routine interventions in normal labor and birth.
To identify medical indications for common labor interventions.
To inform healthcare providers and women about evidence-based practices in labor management.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of evidence on routine interventions.
Analysis of risks and benefits of specific interventions.
Identification of medical indications for interventions.

Main Results:

Restrictions on oral intake, intravenous lines, continuous electronic fetal monitoring, artificial rupture of membranes, pharmacologic augmentation, epidural analgesia, and episiotomy have associated risks when used routinely.
Medical indications for each intervention are delineated.
Evidence suggests routine use may not be beneficial and can carry risks.

Conclusions:

Avoid routine interventions in labor and birth unless medically indicated.
Promote physiologic birth by minimizing non-medically indicated interventions.
Empower women with evidence-based information to make informed decisions during labor.