How Walking Effects Labor and Delivery

Many suspicions on the effect of walking during one's first stage of labor have been made but little has been done to study its scientific effects on pregnancy. A study was done at a Texas hospital monitoring the walking habits of approximately 1000 women in labor during 1996 and 1997. Doctors were hoping to find that walking during labor could reduce patient discomfort or improve labor outcomes.
The studied women were divided into two separate groups. …