Enhancing maternal autonomy in choosing birthing positions: an exploratory pre-post intervention study protocol (MAM-Care)
Mi-Ran Okumu, Lissa Haid-Schmallenberg, Niklas Sand, Arno Stöcker, Anna Volkert, Nadine Scholten · 2026
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Description
Mi-Ran Okumu and co-authors published a study protocol in 2026 on helping women choose their own birthing positions. Most women deliver lying on their backs, though satisfaction tracks feeling in control of position more than any single posture's benefit. The intervention uses friendly information materials and gentle nudges to prompt women to move and test positions during labor. Six German maternity departments will run it in a before-and-after design.
The main measure is whether mothers feel their final position was right for them. Secondary measures cover upright final positions and mother and baby health. Data come from mothers, companions, midwives, doctors, and clinical sheets. The protocol holds ethics approval and a trial registration.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mi-Ran Okumu, Lissa Haid-Schmallenberg, Niklas Sand, Arno Stöcker, Anna Volkert, Nadine Scholten |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |