Pregnancy and Childbirth
Conditions
Interventions
WHO new generation partograph
Traditional labour monitoring with partograph
Sponsors
Kigali University Teaching Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Women =18 years of age, with an uncomplicated, singleton pregnancy, who have no known increased risk for complications eligible for vaginal delivery. ? Woman in labor whose cervical dilatation is = 5 cm with cephalic presentation. ? Participants are willing to give informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? Women aged less than 18 years old ? Medical comorbidities, such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus, renal disease, or pulmonary disease ? Obstetrical complications, such as preterm birth, multiple gestation, previous CD, breech position, postdated pregnancy, or bad obstetrical history (any previous outcome that can adversely affect the current pregnancy outcome) ? Those who undergo cesarean delivery in the latent phase ? Women in advanced labor whose cervical dilatation is 5 cm and non-cephalic presentation ? Multiple pregnancy ? Women with fetal malformations or fetal death ? Pregnant women that the hospital’s doctor deems inappropriate for the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| MATERNAL OUTCOMES: the following will be maternal outcome that will be evaluated: prevention of primary cesarean section, Duration of labour, Use of Oxytocin, acceptability of the method. FETAL OUTCOMES : fetal outcomes that will be evaluated will be: Apgar score at birth, NICU admission | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Maternal Secondary outcomes will be: postpartum hemorrhage, overmedicalisation. Fetal secondary outcomes will be: Neonatal infection | — |
Countries
Rwanda
Contacts
Public ContactANASTHASE IRUMVA
Obgyne Resident. University of Rwanda
Outcome results
None listed