Re: [ozmidwifery] coached pushing

[Gloria Lemay]

Anything reminding birth attendants to back off on the purple pushing can not be posted too many times, Mary.  Gloria in Vancouver Mary Murphy wrote: Apologies if this has been posted before. MM   Coached pushing offers little immediate benefit Source: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2006; 194: 10-3 Comparing obstetric outcomes with and without coached pushing during the second stage of labor. Coached pushing during the second stage of labor offers no immediate benefits, apart from slightly speeding up the process, US researchers have found.