Concepedia

Maternal Position Changes

Maternal Position Changes is a clinical practice within labor positioning that involves the intentional alteration of a birthing woman’s body orientation to optimize fetal descent, maternal comfort, and obstetric outcomes during labor and delivery.

156

Publications

6.6K

Citations

612

Authors

252

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

31

Parents

Publications

156

Changes in Fetal Position During Labor and Their Association With Epidural Analgesia

Ellice Lieberman, Karen M. Davidson, Aviva Lee-Parritz et al. · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2005 · 251 citations

, , +17

Position change and central hemodynamic profile during normal third-trimester pregnancy and post partum

Steven L. Clark, David B. Cotton, James M. Pivarnik et al. · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1991 · 203 citations

, , +15

Power and the Profession of Obstetrics.

Elizabeth B. Deutsch, William Ray Arney · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1984 · 178 citations

, , +11

Effects of standing position on spontaneous uterine contractility and other aspects of labor

C. Méndez-Bauer, Junior Arroyo, C. García Ramos et al. · Journal of Perinatal Medicine · 1975 · 141 citations · Full text

, , +13

Randomized Controlled Trial of Hands‐and‐Knees Positioning for Occipitoposterior Position in Labor

Robyn Stremler, Ellen Hodnett, Patricia Petryshen et al. · Birth · 2005 · 138 citations

, , +15

1–5 of 156

Authors

612

  1. JT
    John Thompson

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    7 publications · 411 citations

    7

    h-index

  2. CM
    C. Méndez-Bauer

    Universidad de Montevideo, Uruguay

    5 publications · 341 citations

    5

    h-index

  3. PS
    Peter Stone

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    5 publications · 310 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. EA
    Edwin A. Mitchell

    University of Auckland, New Zealand

    4 publications · 210 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. GF
    Gertie F. Marx

    Albert Einstein College of Medicine, United States

    3 publications · 132 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 612

Institutions

252

  1. University of Auckland

    Auckland, New Zealand

    7 h-index

    43 publications

    2.4K citations

  2. Karolinska Institutet

    Stockholm, Sweden

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    626 citations

  3. University College London

    London, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    15 publications

    602 citations

  4. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    5 h-index

    18 publications

    844 citations

  5. University College Hospital

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    191 citations

  6. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    17 publications

    483 citations

  7. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    175 citations

  8. Radboud University Nijmegen

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    119 citations

1–8 of 252

Venues

  1. 13

    h-index

  2. PubMed

    Repository · 11 publications · 282 citations

    11

    h-index

  3. Obstetrics and Gynecology

    10 publications · 657 citations

    10

    h-index

  4. Birth

    8 publications · 480 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

    AJOG · 7 publications · 534 citations

    7

    h-index

1–5