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CERVICOGRAPHS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR IN PRIMIGRAVIDAE
Author(s) -
Philpott R. H.,
Castle W. M.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1972.tb14207.x
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , line (geometry) , relevance (law) , working hours , obstetrics , action (physics) , labour economics , surgery , economics , political science , mathematics , law , physics , geometry , quantum mechanics
Summary Adding a particular Alert Line to the cervicographs of Rhodesian African primigravidae has simply and effectively screened normal patients from those with reduced pelvic size and inefficient uterine action. The method can be applied by midwives working in isolated areas. This paper describes the derivation of the line and the results of a prospective study of 624 consecutive patients, whose management in labour was based on its use. The Alert Line would have relevance to practice elsewhere.