TY - JOUR T1 - EFFECT OF SITTING POSITION ON DURATION OF SECOND STAGE OF LABOR AND APGAR SCORE TT - تاثیر وضعیت‌نشسته‌بر طول‌مرحله‌دوم‌زایمان‌و آپگارنوزاد JF - IJN JO - IJN VL - 14 IS - 29 UR - http://ijn.iums.ac.ir/article-1-328-en.html Y1 - 2002 SP - 59 EP - 63 KW - Sitting position KW - Upright position KW - Birth stool N2 -   Background : 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.   Objective : 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).   Results : The duration of 2nd stage of labor was significantly lower in case versus comparative group )p= 0.01).   The statistical significance wasn't found for the 1st and 5 minutes after birth apgar score in comparison between 2 groups.   Discussion : 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. M3 ER -