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Why do they have women lying flat on their backs in the lithotomy position for labor/delivery?
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Several: Lying on abdomen is unpleasant. Sides are ok for the patient but hard to see for delivery care giver! Similar for sitting position, although many babies have probably come out that way historically!
Answered 7/28/2014
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