MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · May 2003
Use of upright positioning with epidural analgesia: findings from an observational study.
To present research findings and related nursing implications from an observational study designed to evaluate the use of upright positioning during second stage labor with patients who had received low-dose epidural analgesia. ⋯ Although women were capable of assuming upright positions during second stage, the study results indicated that constant physical and emotional support was necessary for most women. Future research on methods to prepare women for multiple position options after administration of low-dose epidural analgesia should be undertaken. In addition, nurses should evaluate the benefits of upright positioning in terms of facilitating progress of labor.
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MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs · May 2003
Adolescent girls' personal experience with Baby Think It Over infant simulator.
To explore adolescent girls' personal experience with an infant simulator that had to be cared for over a period of 1 to 2 weeks. ⋯ The new perspectives gained by the participants about parenting a newborn infant differed markedly from the romantic fantasies they held prior to the experience. The teens started thinking more seriously about the consequences of sexual activity. Used for 1 to 2 weeks, in conjunction with budgeting exercises and provocative small-group discussions, the BTIO shows promise as an effective tool in helping to modify unrealistic and idealized teen views of adolescent pregnancy and parenting.