Faculty Wins NIH Grant for Work with Second Stage Labor

Dr. Lisa Kane Low will provide evidence to help care givers lower risks related to natural child birth.

Dr. Lisa Kane Low, an assistant professor and coordinator of the Nurse Midwifery Education program at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, was awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Her study is entitled “Spontaneous vs. Directed Pushing: Analysis of Audiotapes of Second Stage Labor and Associated Outcomes” and builds on her clinical research aimed at answering questions about the ways in which women can be best cared for during the process of normal birth. This project in particular will provide evidence to help maternity care givers reduce the risk of incontinence associated with childbirth. It will also be the foundation for a future trial examining how care givers use evidence-based second stage labor management strategies in preventing adverse pelvic floor changes related to child birth.