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Date of Award
Spring 2024
Degree Name
Master of Medical Science (Physician Assistant)
Department
Physician Assistant; College of Health Sciences
First Advisor
Alexia Arhontakis, MHS, PA-C
Abstract
This article aims to introduce alternatives to supine positioning, expand on current risks that birthing women face in the United States, review current practice guidelines on birthing positions, and discuss some recent literature that examines the outcomes of alternative positions. The goal for this piece is to bring diversity to the PA workforce’s understanding of positions that can be offered or encouraged in the second stage of labor. Utilization of more varied labor positions may be more comfortable for the birthing person and may potentially result in fewer complications. Therefore, offering alternative positions in labor is a low-risk and high reward intervention to implement in a health crisis of rising maternal mortality and concurrent obstetric provider shortage.
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Lauren, "Alternatives to Supine Birthing Positions: A Special Interest Topic for OBGYN Physician Assistants" (2024). Capstone Showcase. 80.
https://scholarworks.arcadia.edu/showcase/2024/pa/80
Alternatives to Supine Birthing Positions: A Special Interest Topic for OBGYN Physician Assistants
This article aims to introduce alternatives to supine positioning, expand on current risks that birthing women face in the United States, review current practice guidelines on birthing positions, and discuss some recent literature that examines the outcomes of alternative positions. The goal for this piece is to bring diversity to the PA workforce’s understanding of positions that can be offered or encouraged in the second stage of labor. Utilization of more varied labor positions may be more comfortable for the birthing person and may potentially result in fewer complications. Therefore, offering alternative positions in labor is a low-risk and high reward intervention to implement in a health crisis of rising maternal mortality and concurrent obstetric provider shortage.