Labour
Conditions
Keywords
Labour Care Guide
Brief summary
After taking informed consent for participation in the study, all selected cases will be divided into two groups by lottery method. In group A, patients will receive care using WHO Labour Care Guide while in group B, patients will be monitored using WHO partograph.
Detailed description
After approval from ethical review committee, total 174 women presenting in the inpatient Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, fulfilling the inclusion criteria will be selected. Informed consent will be taken from each woman. Age, gestational age, parity, height, weight and BMI will be noted. After taking informed consent for participation in the study, all selected cases will be divided into two groups by lottery method. In group A, patients will receive care using WHO Labour Care Guide while in group B, patients will be monitored using WHO partograph. Cesarean section will be noted in both groups. This all data including demographic data will be recorded on a specially designed proforma
Interventions
OTHERWHO Labour Care Guide
Labour will be monitored using WHO Labour care guide
OTHERPartogram
Labour will be monitored using partogram
Sponsors
Pak Emirates Military Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
To determine the frequency of caesarean section between World Health Organization Labour Care Guidelines versus partograph monitoring of labour.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
All pregnant women in active phase of labour (\>5cm cervical dilatation) and gestational age of 37 weeks to 41 completed weeks (as assessed on LMP). Previous no caesarean section. Age 18-40 years. Both primiparous and multiparous. Both booked and unbooked.
Exclusion criteria
Women with chronic hypertension (BP \>140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions). Pregnancy induced Hypertension: women with no history of hypertension (blood pressure \>140/90 mmHg on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy. Gestational Diabetes mellitus: women with no history of diabetes mellitus (FBS \>110 mg/dl on 2 consecutive occasions) and diagnosed in pregnancy. Women who had a caesarean section in the latent phase of labour.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of Cesarean Section | 24 hours | To determine the frequency of caesarean section between World Health Organization Labour Care Guidelines versus partograph monitoring of labour. |
Contacts
CONTACTDr Sana Murtaza, MBBS
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORSalma Nisar, MBBS, FCPS
Pak Emirates Military Hospital
Outcome results
None listed