Induction of labor is opted for benefits expeditious delivery to outweigh the risks continuing pregnancy. Aims and Objectives: To study indications methods induction & correlate Feto-Maternal outcome. Materials Methods: The present was conducted on 150 pregnant women. It a prospective observational study, from April 2021 September 2021. Patient details with Indication, examination, pre-indu...

OBJECTIVE To describe the process of change and assess compliance and effect on maternal and infant outcome when the WHO package Effective Perinatal Care (EPC) was implemented at maternities in Ukraine. DESIGN Intervention study comparing outcomes before and during 2.5 years after training. SETTING Three maternities in Donetsk, Lutsk and Lviv 2003-2006. POPULATION Baseline data were colle...

OBJECTIVES to identify primary and secondary outcome measures in randomised trials, and systematic reviews of randomised trials, measuring effectiveness of oxytocin for treatment of delay in the first and second stages of labour, and to identify any positive health-focussed outcomes used. DESIGN eight relevant citation databases were searched up to January 2013 for all randomised trials, and ...

The second stage of labor is regarded as the climax of the birth by the delivering woman, her partner, and the care provider. International health policy and programming have placed emphasis on the first stage of labor, including appropriate use of the partogram and identification of hypertension or sepsis, and have also focused on the third stage of labor with active management (AMTSL). More r...

BACKGROUND The partograph (or partogram) is recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO), for monitoring labour wellbeing and progress. Concerns about limitations in the way the partograph is used in the clinical context and the potential impact on its effectiveness have led to this realist systematic review of partograph use. METHODS This review aimed to answer two key questions, 1) Wh...