OzMW 172 Posts Specializes in Midwifery. Has 21 years experience. Nov 3, 2008 And soon I will be just another nurse telling poor laboring moms they can't get up and walk due to risk of a prolapsed cord as I will have to follow the policies.:uhoh21:Or maybe telling labouring women that that is the policy but you can't physically stop them from getting out of bed - and that walking is much better for them? Its a policy but it ain't the law!!:redpinkhe:redpinkhe