The Partograph in Childbirth: An Absolute Essentiality or a Mere Exercise?
| Autor: | Asha R. Dalal, Ameya Purandare |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine Invited Review Article business.industry Obstetrics and Gynecology Early detection medicine.disease Labor monitoring Surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Abnormal labor medicine Childbirth Partogram Obstructed labor 030212 general & internal medicine Medical emergency business Normal labor |
| Zdroj: | Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology of India. 68(1) |
| ISSN: | 0971-9202 |
| Popis: | WHO has recommended use of the partograph, a low-tech paper form that has been hailed as an effective tool for the early detection of maternal and fetal complications during childbirth. Yet despite decades of training and investment, implementation rates and capacity to correctly use the partograph remain low in resource-limited settings. Nevertheless, competent use of the partograph, especially using newer technologies, can save maternal and fetal lives by ensuring that labor is closely monitored and that life-threatening complications such as obstructed labor are identified and treated. To address the challenges for using partograph among health workers, health-care systems must establish an environment that supports its correct use. Health-care staff should be updated by providing training and asking them about the difficulties faced at their health center. Then only the real potential of this wonderful tool will be maximally utilized. |
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