Question

While discussing labor with a client and her partner, the nurse is asked what the best position is for giving birth to the baby. the nurse provides them with information that indicates research has shown which position as the best?

Answer 1

I believe sitting is the best position shown by research..

Answer 2

Maternal positioning during labor has only recently been the subject of well-controlled research. Scientific evidence has shown that nonmoving, back-lying positions during labor are not healthy. Women should be encouraged to assume any position of comfort for them