Which of the following strategies is used to promote physiological birth?
a. Encouraging women to organise for companions to support them during labour.
b. Always offering induction of labour after 36 weeks of pregnancy.
c. Encouraging independent midwifery care for all women, including those with high risk of complications.
d. Encouraging women to birth in hospitals.
ANS: A
Several strategies have been deemed as important in promoting physiological birth. Women are encouraged to organise for companions to support them during labour; induction of labour is not offered until after 41 weeks of pregnancy; midwifery care for women who do not have serious risk factors; and respecting women's choice of birthplace.
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