Induction of labour practices at Botshabelo District Hospital: Assessing the institutional guidelines.
| Autor: | Benedict MOA; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa., Brits H; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of public health in Africa [J Public Health Afr] 2022 Jul 26; Vol. 13 (2), pp. 2153. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 26 (Print Publication: 2022). |
| DOI: | 10.4081/jphia.2022.2153 |
| Abstrakt: | Induction of labour (IOL) is defined as an artificial stimulation administered to initiate the delivery process before the onset of spontaneous labour. Setting-adapted guidelines need to be developed to promote safe maternal and neonatal care in line with the needs of a specific institution. This study aimed to describe and assess the current IOL practices at Botshabelo District Hospital, focusing on incidence, indications, induction methods, complications, and outcomes. A retrospective-descriptive study included all relevant data from IOL cases over six months between July and December 2017. From 168 attempted inductions of labour, 153 files were retrieved. The majority of cases (69.7%) were for post-dates. Normal vaginal delivery (NVD) was achieved in most patients (69.3%), while one patient had an assisted delivery. Thus, 30.1% of inductions failed and required caesarean sections. The incidence, indications, methods of induction, complications, and outcomes of IOL in BDH are in line with international guidelines; however, including the sweeping of membranes at term and balloon catheters as methods could improve the current guidelines. Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. (©Copyright: the Author(s).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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