Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2015, Issue 3. Bed rest in singleton pregnancies for preventing preterm birth.

Sosa CG, Althabe F, Belizán JM, Bergel E.Bed rest and gestational diabetes: more reasons to get out of bed in the morning. Merriam AA, Chichester M, Patel N, Hoffman MK.Bed rest and other determinants of bone loss during pregnancy. Promislow JH, Hertz-Picciotto I, Schramm M, Watt-Morse M, Anderson JJ.Pulmonary embolism and amniotic fluid embolism in pregnancy. Lack of evidence for prescription of antepartum bed rest. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network. Activity restriction among women with a short cervix. Grobman WA, Gilbert SA, Iams JD, Spong CY, Saade G, Mercer BM, et al.The recommendation for bed rest in the setting of arrested preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes. In absolute bed rest, physical activity is reduced to a minimum the pregnant. Many mommies who experience stress during pregnancy. Fox NS, Gelber SE, Kalish RB, Chasen ST. The type of rest prescribed may be divided into absolute rest or relative rest. Bed rest also will reduce anxiety during the start and until the end first trimester in pregnancy period.“Therapeutic” bed rest in pregnancy: unethical and unsupported by data. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists If your healthcare provider places you on bedrest, he or she will need to certify that you are experiencing a pregnancy-related medical problem that.However, information to date does not show an improvement in birth outcome with the use of bed rest or activity restriction, but does show an increase in loss of muscle conditioning and thromboembolic disease. Bed rest or activity restriction has been commonly recommended for a variety of conditions in pregnancy including multiple gestation, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm labor, premature rupture of membranes, vaginal bleeding, and hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.

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