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. 2020 Jul 1;2020(7):CD002251. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002251.pub4

Van Bogaert 2000.

Methods RCT
Participants 68 women undergoing caesarean section
Inclusion criteria: not specified
Exclusion criteria: not specified
Interventions Hip flexion versus no flexion
Immediately after the administration of subarachnoid injection, women were placed in Fowler's position (30 degree raised head and shoulders, 15 degree lateral tilt)
Group 1: hip flexed at 45 degree for 5 minutes
Group 2: legs were straight
Outcomes Maternal: systolic arterial pressure; incidence of hypotension
Neonatal: Apgar scores
Notes Brief communication only. Insufficient information to assess risk of bias – first author contacted 26 June 2017, email bounced, unable to find other contact