Surprise! 'Purple Pushing' has no sound advantages
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Coached Pushing has no sound labor advantages. The only advantage found was that coached pushing shortened the second stage of labor by 13 minutes, while DOUBLING the incidence of meconium stained amniotic fluid (a sign of fetal distress).
Coached Pushing has no sound labor advantages. The only advantage found was that coached pushing shortened the second stage of labor by 13 minutes, while DOUBLING the incidence of meconium stained amniotic fluid (a sign of fetal distress).