Progress in labour
Perinatal Institute Reviews:Active Management of Labour

Reviews the evidence for Active Management

Position in Labour

Gupta JK , Nikodem VC.
Position for women during second stage of labour (Cochrane Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract

Reviews the risks and benefits of different positions in the second stage

Gardosi J, Hutson N, Lynch CB.
Randomised, controlled trial of squatting in the second stage of labour.
Lancet 1989;2:74-7, Abstract

Epidural vs Non Epidural Anaesthesia

Howell CJ.
Epidural versus non-epidural analgesia for pain relief in labour (Cochrane Review).
In: The Cochrane Library, Issue 1, 2002. Oxford: Update Software, Abstract

This concluded that epidural analgesia is effective in reducing pain in labour. The potentially adverse effects are reviewed

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