EFFECT OF SITTING POSITION ON DURATION OF SECOND STAGE OF LABOR AND APGAR SCORE

Mother's position during labor has been a major concern for faster, easier and more tolerable birth. In fact, position change during labor be introduced ad a solution for dystopia, prolonged labor and labor arrest. Furthermore, pregnancy outcome including the health of fetus and neonate is affected by upright delivery position. To determine the effect of sitting position on the duration of 2nd stage of labor and neonatal apgar score. Design : This was a randomized controlled clinical trial. Samples: 100 women were selected consecutively and assigned randomly to one of trail or control group(50 in each). The duration of 2nd stage of labor was significantly lower in case versus comparative group)p= 0.01). The statistical significance wasnt found for the 1st and 5 minutes after birth apgar score in comparison between 2 groups. Although, sitting position was found shorten the 2nd stage of labor in this study, it is suggested that mothers be given the chance to choose own position of delivery.