Open AccessRapid assessment of partograph utilisation in selected maternity units in Kenya
Author(s) -
Zahida Qureshi,
C Sekadde-Kigondu,
S M Mutiso
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v87i6.63081
Subject(s) - medicine , obstructed labour , public health , childbirth , health facility , obstetrics , environmental health , pregnancy , nursing , population , caesarean section , health services , genetics , biology
Prolonged labour causes maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Its sequela include obstructed labour, uterine rupture, maternal exhaustion, postpartum haemorrhage, puerperal sepsis, obstetric fistula, stillbirths, birth asphyxia and neonatal sepsis. These complications can be reduced by using the partograph to assess the progress of labour. The Ministry of Health, Kenya has adopted this tool for labour management in the country and the standardised partograph is recommended for use in all delivery units.