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The
following guidelines should be followed by our patients who have
been placed on bedrest. If your physician or midwife has given
other recommendations you should follow those.
Strict
Bedrest
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3
uninterrupted periods of recumbent rest at <90°(bed,
couch, recliner, etc.) lasting at least 3 hours each. This is in addition to nighttime sleep.
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House
confined
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Bathroom
privileges
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No
lifting >15lbs.
Limited
Activity
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Sedentary
out-of-house work only without physical exercise beyond
stretches.
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When
not working, house confined and recumbent 3 hours every 1 hour
standing.
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