@article {Amis:2014:1058-1243:178,
title = "Healthy Birth Practice #1: Let Labor Begin on Its Own",
journal = "The Journal of Perinatal Education",
parent_itemid = "infobike://springer/jpe",
publishercode ="springer",
year = "2014",
volume = "23",
number = "4",
publication date ="2014-01-01T00:00:00",
pages = "178-187",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "1058-1243",
eissn = "1548-8519",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/jpe/2014/00000023/00000004/art00005",
doi = "doi:10.1891/1058-1243.23.4.178",
keyword = "let labor begin on its own, hormonal preparation for birth, labor induction",
author = "Amis, Debby",
abstract = "As cesarean rates have climbed to almost one-third of all births in the United States, current research and professional organizations have identified letting labor begin on its own as one of the most important strategies for reducing the primary cesarean rate. At least equally important,
letting labor begin on its own supports normal physiology, prevents iatrogenic prematurity, and prevents the cascade of interventions caused by labor induction. This article is an updated evidence-based review of the Lamaze International Care Practices That Promote Normal Birth, Care
Practice #1: Let Labor Begin on Its Own, published in The Journal of Perinatal Education, 16(3), 2007.",
}