Alexandre Delgado, Melania M Amorim, Andreza do Amaral Paraiba Oliveira, Keytte Camilla Souza Amorim, Marina Wanderley Selva, Yasmin Eduarda Silva, Andrea Lemos, Leila Katz
QUESTION: How much do active pelvic movements on a Swiss ball during labour affect maternal and neonatal outcomes? METHOD: A randomised trial with concealed allocation, blinded assessors and intention-to-treat analysis. PARTICIPANTS: Two-hundred parturient women. INTERVENTION: The experimental group performed pelvic anteversion and retroversion, lateral pelvic tilts and circular hip movements according to individual obstetric evaluation (foetal station and position, cervical dilatation and the presence of early pushing urge) on a Swiss ball...
November 29, 2023: Journal of Physiotherapy