Partogram: an important tool in managing labour!

Authors

  • Swagatha Mukherjee Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka, India
  • Raksha M. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, BMCRI, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
  • Malini K. V. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, SABVMC, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20213835

Keywords:

Simplified partogram, Alert line, Action line

Abstract

Background: Various types and designs of partographs are being used at various centers. WHO introduced simplified version of partogram, for the use by skilled birth attendant. Preprinted paper versions of the partograph are available

Methods: 100 antenatal women were selected for study. Patients with vertex presentation and singleton pregnancy were taken. Patients who came late in labour and those with cephalopelvic disproportion were not included in the study. Cervical Dilatation in cms was assessed by per vaginal examination every 2 hourly, fetal Heart Rate every ½ hourly, uterine contractions and maternal pulse measured every ½ hourly, maternal BP and temperature were measured every 4th hourly.

Results: Using WHO simplified partogram, characteristics of labour and neonatal outcome was evaluated. Among the 100 women included in the study, 78 required augmentation of labour, here 6 of them crossed the alert line and underwent LSCS. Of the 22 women who did not require augmentation, 4 crossed the alert line and underwent LSCS.

We didn’t find any difference in monitoring of labour using simplified version of WHO partogram compared with other partograms, apparently it’s more simpler to plot and easy to understand.

Conclusions: An alert line on partogram should be based on lower 10th centile rate of cervical dilatation of the local population. We found this rate as 1cm/hr, which corresponds to the slope of alert line

on standard partogram. Based on this we conclude, simplified partogram is good enough for monitoring labour progress.

Author Biography

Swagatha Mukherjee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Siddhartha Medical College, Tumkur, Karnataka, India

Assistant Professor, department of OBGYN, BMCRI

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2021-09-27

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