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Prediction of a caesarean delivery by labour and delivery nurses
Author(s) -
SCHULTZ Carrie C.,
WOOD Janine Y.,
MAGANN Everett F.,
CAMPBELL Lori A.,
CHAUHAN Suneet P.,
MORRISON John C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.2007.00765.x
Subject(s) - caesarean delivery , predictive value , medicine , obstetrics , caesarean section , pregnancy , genetics , biology
The predictive accuracy of a nurse on labour and delivery to foretell the route of delivery is unknown. Registered nurses directly involved in managing women's labour predicted the route of delivery on 199 women between September 2005 and September 2006. The sensitivity to identify women who subsequently would deliver by caesarean was 26% (95% CI 13–42%); positive predictive value of 38% (20–39%) and likelihood ratio of 2.6 (1.3–7.5). Experience did not improve the predictive accuracy.