OBJECTIVE To evaluate the pattern of cervical dilatation in live singleton pregnancies with spontaneous onset of labor and to compare any differences among nulliparas (P ara 0) and multiparas (Para >or=1). MATERIAL AND METHODS Descriptive statistics are presented for 238 consecutive labor patients with spontaneous onset, >or=37 weeks gestation, live singleton pregnancy and who had spontaneous...

Objective: This study was aimed to compare the treatment of third stage labour in vaginal delivery between intravenous (IV) oxytocin and IV + sublingual misoprostol primigravida with singleton pregnancy. Background: Worldwide, over 290,000 women pass away each year either during pregnancy, labour, or first six weeks following delivery. The most frequent primary cause maternal mortality underdev...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Maternal mortality is a major concern in developing countries. This study identified and evaluated specific direct patient interventions made in developing countries that could result in a decrease of the maternal mortality rate. METHODS A systematic review of articles from Cochrane Library and MEDLINE databases was conducted. Articles chosen for review focused on sm...

results the mean age in breathing technique with lavender and breathing technique alone were 25.5 ± 4.3 and 26 ± 4.9, respectively .two groups were comparable in this regards (p = 0.6), but the length of active phase in interventional group was 7.85 ± 3.85 hours and in the control group it was 9.88 ± 6.65 hours. the decrease of the length of labor in the active phase was higher in the experimen...

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