AWHONN Convention
 

Sessions

Use of Peanut Labor Ball for Pelvic Positioning for Nulliparous Patients Following Epidural Anesthesia

Sunday, June 12, 2016

Title: Use of Peanut Labor Ball for Pelvic Positioning for Nulliparous Patients Following Epidural Anesthesia

Longhorn Hall D (Gaylord Grapevine)
Sarah J Evans, BSN, RN , Labor and Delivery Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Michelle M. Cremering, BSN, RNC-OB , Labor and Delivery Unit, Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH

Discipline: Obstetric (OB)

Learning Objectives:
  • Understand the need for research related to Peanut Labor Ball (PLB)
  • Know and be able to demonstrate different positions that can be used with PLB
  • Explain how use of PLB can be implemented to lower cesarean rates, operative deliveries, and third or fourth degree lacerations

    • Submission Description:
    Demonstrate the results from the research study, “Use of Peanut Labor Ball for Pelvic Positioning for Nulliparous Patients Following Epidural Anesthesia”. The study evaluated the impact of using the Peanut Labor Ball (PLB) after epidural anesthesia in nulliparous patients. The study was designed to measure the impacts on the length of labor, cesarean section rate, operative vaginal delivery rate (vacuum or forceps use), and third or fourth degree laceration rates.

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