For full-term low-risk mothers, does the use of upright and lateral positions during the second stage of labor, compared to the lithotomy position, reduce the time of pushing and episiotomies during a vaginal delivery?

Complete a 3 to 4-page APA formatted paper (excluding the title and reference pages) to include the following:

1. Introduction (1 paragraph): Use the selected articles as sources as you:

• • Identify and introduce a nurse-related topic of interest.
  • Describe your interest in the topic.
  • Include a purpose statement.

2. Clinical Question (1 sentence): State your nurse-driven intervention clinical question. Do not discuss the PICOT components.

3. Justification of the Topic (1 paragraph): Discuss two reasons why this topic should be investigated and provide in-text citations to support your claims for each reason.

4. Findings (3 paragraphs): Paraphrase the 3 research articles with in-text citations to report a summary of the findings. Do not use direct quotes. Summarize each article in one paragraph by identifying the:

• • Type of study or design.
  • Purpose of the study.
  • Description of the sample (describe the sample and state the number of participants).
  • Methods (describe the data collection and data analysis procedures)
  • Results (Explain the findings and include statistical significance such as p value or numerical data for quantitative results and themes/concepts for qualitative results).
  • State how the study connects to your topic.

5. Recommendations (1 paragraph): Based on your findings, use evidence from the articles with in-text citations to discuss two recommendations for enhancing clinical practice (bedside and patient care). Support each recommendation with evidence.

6. Conclusions (1 paragraph): Provide a concise summary of the evidence on the topic and state how the evidence you found supports your clinical question. Do not include new information.