A 1988 national survey showed that nearly 18 percent of pregnant women who
deliver after 20 weeks of pregnancy are advised by their doctors to rest in
bed for at least a week during pregnancy. Yet in nearly every case when bed
rest has been studied, there is no proof of benefit.
Researchers have found no evidence that bed rest reduces the rate of first
trimester miscarriage, that it reduces risk of premature delivery or
improves baby health in women with multiple fetuses, or that bed rest will
lead to a healthier baby when the mother has high blood pressure which
began before pregnancy.
-AP wire service reports, July 16, 1994
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 43, Oct 22, 1999)
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