Nursing Care and Management of the 2nd Stage of Labor: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline: 2.3 Contact hours available

This updated second edition guideline provides important research-based recommendations for alternative methods of nursing management of the second stage of labor, including the rationale for and importance of upright positioning and delayed and non-directed pushing to facilitate the birth process. Guideline elements also include evidence-based clinical practice recommendations for: Prenatal and intrapartum preparation of the woman and her partner Physical, emotional, instructional, and advocacy nursing support during the second stage of labor An expanded section that comprehensively addresses evaluation of the maternal and fetal physiologic processes of the second stage of labor Publication of this evidence-based guideline was supported through an unrestricted educational grant from Hill-Rom.