Advancing Normal Birth
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One strategy for reducing the primary cesarean surgery rate and length of labor is using a peanut-shaped exercise ball for women laboring under epidural analgesia. A randomized, controlled study was conducted to determine whether use of a “peanut ball” decreased length of labor and increased the rate of vaginal birth. Women who used the peanut ball (n 5 107) versus those who did not (n 5 91) demonstrated shorter first stage labor by 29 min (p 5 .053) and second stage labor by 11 min (p , .001). The intervention was associated with a significantly lower incidence of cesarean surgery (OR 5 0.41, p 5 .04). The peanut ball is potentially a successful nursing intervention to help progress labor and support vaginal birth for women laboring under epidural analgesia. The Journal of Perinatal Education, 24(1), 16–24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/1058-1243.24.1.16
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