Step 4: provides the birthing woman with freedom of movement to walk, move, assume positions of her choice: the coalition for improving maternity services:

Sharon Storton

doi:10.1624/105812407X173164

Step 4: provides the birthing woman with freedom of movement to walk, move, assume positions of her choice: the coalition for improving maternity services:

J Perinat Educ. 2007 Winter;16 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):25S-7S. doi: 10.1624/105812407X173164.

Author

Sharon Storton¹

Affiliation

¹ SHARON STORTON is a psychotherapist who specializes in women's mental health and trauma recovery. She is also a member of the CIMS Leadership Team .

Abstract

Step 4 of the Ten Steps of Mother-Friendly Care insures that women have the freedom to walk, move, and assume positions of their choice during labor and birth. The rationales and the evidence in support of this step are presented.

Keywords: maternal choice; maternal satisfaction; movement in labor; second-stage positioning.