Immersion in water during labor and birth: the need for evaluation

TY - JOUR

T1 - Immersion in water during labor and birth

T2 - the need for evaluation

AU - McCandlish, Rona

AU - Renfrew, Mary

PY - 1993/6

Y1 - 1993/6

N2 - Despite widespread and increasing use of immersion in water during labor, birth, or both in many different countries, no reliable information is available about its advantages, hazards, and resource implications. We describe the development of immersion in water during labor and birth, the current use of this form of care in the United Kingdom, the research that has been conducted to date, and possible strategies for future research. Three approaches to research are suggested: a survey of existing practice, a randomized controlled trial, and a confidential register of serious adverse events.

AB - Despite widespread and increasing use of immersion in water during labor, birth, or both in many different countries, no reliable information is available about its advantages, hazards, and resource implications. We describe the development of immersion in water during labor and birth, the current use of this form of care in the United Kingdom, the research that has been conducted to date, and possible strategies for future research. Three approaches to research are suggested: a survey of existing practice, a randomized controlled trial, and a confidential register of serious adverse events.

U2 - 10.1111/j.1523-536X.1993.tb00421.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1523-536X.1993.tb00421.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 8240611

SN - 0730-7659

VL - 20

SP - 79

EP - 85

JO - Birth

JF - Birth

IS - 2

ER -