The use of the birth ball in promoting the upright position during labor in first deliveries

Authors

  • Tatiana Coelho Lopes Belo HorizonteMG, Hospital Sofia Feldman; Ribeirão Preto, USP, Curso de Mestrado em Enfermagem
  • Lélia Maria Madeira
  • Suelene Coelho UFMG, Escola de Enfermagem , Departamento Materno-Infantil e Saúde Pública

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5935/2316-9389.2003.v7.50920

Keywords:

Labor, Natural Childbirth

Abstract

This study proposes the use of the Birth Ball as a tool for women who would like to be in more comfortable positions during the early phase of labor. Forty women from the "Dr. David Capistrano" birthing center were involved, randomized into 2 groups: those using the birth ball, and a control group. The results showed there was no statistically significant difference between the groups. This is probably the result of former routines in the center, which already used the upright position.

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Published

2003-12-01

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2003)

Section

Research

License

Copyright (c) 2003 Reme: Revista Mineira de Enfermagem

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

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The use of the birth ball in promoting the upright position during labor in first deliveries. REME Rev Min Enferm. [Internet]. 2003 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 22];7(2). Available from: https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50920

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