Partogram

INTRODUCTION: Over the last decades, a large body of literature has shown that intrapartum clinical digital pelvic estimations of fetal head position, station and progression in the pelvic canal are less accurate, compared with ultrasound (US) scan. Given the increasing evidence regarding the advantages of using US to evaluate the mechanism of labour, our study protocol aims to develop sonopartograms for fetal cephalic presentations. They will allow for a more objective evaluation of labour progression than the traditional labour monitoring, which could enable more rapid decisions regarding the mode of delivery...

Since the 50 s of the last century, labor charts have been proposed and appraised as a tool to diagnose labor abnormalities and guide decision-making. The partogram, the most widely adopted form of labor charts, has been endorsed by the world health organization (WHO) since 1994. Nevertheless, recent studies and systematic reviews did not support clinical significance of application of the WHO partogram. These results have led to further studies that investigate modifications to the structure of the partogram, or more recently, to reconstruct new labor charts to improve their clinical efficacy...

BACKGROUND: Failure to progress is one of the leading indications for cesarean delivery in trials of labor in twin gestations. However, assessment of labor progression in twin labors is managed according to singleton labor curves. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to establish a partogram for twin deliveries that reflects normal and abnormal labor progression and customized labor curves for different subgroups of twin labors. STUDY DESIGN: This was a multicenter, retrospective cohort analysis of twin deliveries that were recorded in 3 tertiary medical centers between 2003 and 2017...

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BACKGROUND: The Safe Childbirth Project is a campaign, launched by WHO in 2012, to improve the quality of care for women and babies during childbirth by promoting evidence-based practice and a midwifery-led approach to care. It was intended to contribute towards achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages. In September, 2015, the project was launched in the maternity ward of Dar Al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City, to promote midwifery-led care for low-risk deliveries, with de-medicalisation of normal birth, early initiation of breastfeeding, and early detection of complications during the postpartum period...

INTRODUCTION: Maternal positions and mobility during childbirth can have different and specific effects on labor and affect some birth outcomes. The aim of the survey is to investigate the knowledge and skills regarding maternal positions in labor among midwives and to consider the need of training. METHODS: A semi-structured questionnaire was distributed in August and September 2020 among midwives working in eight hospitals of Brescia, Northern Italy. The sample consisted of 115 midwives and data were analyzed using a quantitative, descriptive approach...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the discrepancy between historical and more recent descriptions of the first stage of labour by testing whether the statistical techniques used recently (repeated-measures polynomial and interval-censored regression) were appropriate for detection of periods of rapid acceleration of cervical dilatation as might occur at the time of transition from a latent to an active phase of labour. DESIGN AND SETTING: A simulation study using regression techniques...

Person-centered maternity care (PCMC) is defined as care which is respectful of and responsive to women's and families' preferences, needs, and values. In this cross-sectional study we aimed to evaluate the correlations among the degree of PCMC implementation, key indicators of provision of care, and women's satisfaction with maternity care in Sri Lanka. Degree of PCMC implementation was assessed using a validated questionnaire. Provision of good key practices was measured with the World Health Organization (WHO) Bologna Score, whose items include: 1) companionship in childbirth; 2) use of partogram; 3) absence of labor stimulation; 4) childbirth in non-supine position; 5) skin-to-skin contact...

BACKGROUND: Sub-Saharan Africa is the region with the highest neonatal mortality rate, with Uganda reporting 20 deaths per 1000 live births. The Uganda Clinical Guidelines (UCG) from 2016 have detailed descriptions on care for mothers and their newborns during pregnancy, delivery and the post-partum period. The objective of the study was to identify provider and user perspectives regarding the knowledge of and adherence to the UCG recommendations in aspects of delivery and newborn care, both in cases of normal as well as complicated births...

OBJECTIVE: To construct an ultrasound partogram using serial transperineal sonographic measurements of the angle of fetal head progression during the first stage of labor, and to compare it with a conventional partogram based on digital vaginal examinations. METHODS: Between 2017 and 2018, a prospective cohort study at Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China, recruited 375 nulliparous women with singleton pregnancy and spontaneous onset of labor at 37 or more gestational weeks...

There are several interventions during the first stage of labor that have been studied. Vaginal disinfection with chlorhexidine cannot be recommended. Intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended for group B streptococcus-positive women. Antibiotic therapy can be considered in women with term prelabor rupture of membranes whose latency is expected to be >12 hours. Aromatherapy with essential oils through inhalation or back massage can be considered. Immersion in water can be considered. Oral restriction of fluid or solid food is not recommended...

Introduction: most maternal and 24.3% of infant deaths occur during childbirth. Interventions during childbirth may reduce maternal and neonatal deaths. The Guidelines for maternity care in South Africa (2015) stipulates that all observations during labour should be recorded on a partogram. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitudes of nursing personnel and to evaluate their practices of completing partograms at National District Hospital, South Africa. Methods: a two-phase, quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study design was used...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the caesarean section (CS) rates using Robson's 10-Group Classification System among women who gave birth at Hawassa University Referral Hospital in southern Ethiopia. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study design to determine CS rate using Robson's 10-Group Classification System. SETTING: Hawassa University Referral Hospital in south Ethiopia. PARTICIPANTS: 4004 women who gave birth in Hawassa University Referral Hospital from June 2018 to June 2019...

BACKGROUND: The period around childbirth and the first 24 hours postpartum remains a perilous time for both mother and newborn. Health care providers' compliance to the World Health Organization modified partogram across the active first stage of labor is a graphic representation of a mother's condition that is used as a guide in providing quality obstetrics care. However, little evidence is documented on the health providers' adherence to the use of the partograph in Ethiopia, which limits health care providers' ability to improve quality care services...

OBJECTIVE: The objective of these guidelines is to define for women at low obstetric risk modalities that respect the physiology of delivery and guarantee the quality and safety of maternal and newborn care. METHODS: These guidelines were made by a consensus of experts based on an analysis of the scientific literature and the French and international recommendations available on the subject. RESULTS: It is recommended to conduct a complete initial examination of the woman in labor at admission (consensus agreement)...

BACKGROUND: Pregnancy, birth, and motherhood are among the most important events of every woman's life. Training and participation of mothers in the decision-making process of delivery play an essential role in physical as well as psychosocial preparation of the mother. The healthcare system can improve and enhance the level of care by involving the patient in their self-care process. The aim of the present study is to assess the implementation of the birth plan for the first time in Iran in Tabriz city...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of dual-tube epidural segmental injection of lidocaine analgesia on the delivery outcome and maternal and infant complications of persistent posterior occipital position postpartum or lateral occipital position postpartum patients with protracted active phase. Methods: The full and single-term primiparas ( n =216, 37 to 42 weeks gestation, 22 to 35 years) diagnosed as persistent posterior or lateral occipital position during the active period were selected from the Department of Obstetrics of Qingdao Municipal Hospital from January 2015 to October 2019...

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to describe intrapartum and postpartum exposures possibly associated with the risk of in-hospital maternal mortality in Guinea. STUDY DESIGN: Data were collected in the Western Sub-Saharan Africa setting at the university hospital in Conakry, Guinea, during 2016-2017. Case-control study design was applied. The cases comprised all intrapartum and postpartum maternal deaths recorded during the study period. The controls were selected by random sampling from patients discharged alive following hospitalization due to vaginal delivery or cesarean section...

The partograph (sometimes called partogram) is a labour monitoring tool that is used in countries worldwide to enable early detection of complications, so that referral, action or closer observations can ensue. While the partograph has received global support, from health professionals, there are concerns that it has not reached its full potential in improving clinical outcomes. This has resulted in several variations of the tool and a plethora of studies aimed at exploring the barriers and facilitators to its use...

Aim To investigate clinical and obstetrical characteristics, an outcome and a prognosis for pregnant women with diagnosed and treated genital or extragenital cancer and their newborns. Methods This retrospective cohort study included pregnant and childbearing women with a history of cancer diagnosed before pregnancy during the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018. Data related to the course of pregnancy and childbirth were collected from medical records (mothers' disease history and partogram)...