"Don’t Rush Me…Go the Full 40"

“Don’t Rush Me…Go the Full 40 Weeks,” is a public health campaign for the US Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) that educates women about the physiological benefits of full-term pregnancy for themselves and their baby. Their journal has published a special issue on the topic.  Go the Full 40 aims to:

• Increase the percentage of women who wait for labor to start on its own, thereby reducing overall elective induction and primary cesarean rates.
• Increase awareness among providers and consumers regarding the documented physiologic benefits of term pregnancies that culminate in spontaneous labor.  

You can access this virtual issue of "Nursing for Women's Health" on CIAP or contact your library staff.