A study was conducted to determine midwives adherence to guidelines on management of birth asphyxia at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital in Blantyre district, Malawi. The study design was descriptive cross sectional using quantitative data analysis method on 75 midwives that were working in the maternity unit of the hospital. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on participant’s d...

Partograph is an inexpensive tool that serves as an "early warning system" and can assist in early decision making on transfer, augmentation, and termination of labour. The main objectives of the study were to compare length of labour, need of oxytocin augmentation, delivery outcome between two groups, neonatal outcome monitored by APGAR Score and incidence of maternal complications. This was a...

Obstructed labor is an important cause of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. The partograph graphically represents key events in labor and provides an early warning system. The World Health Organization partographs are the best known partographs in low resource settings. Experiences with World Health Organization and other types of partographs in low resource settings suggest that ...

Latar Belakang: Kualitas pelayanan persalinan yang masih kurang terutama pada penggunaan partograf persaingan menurut studi kasus dilakukan oleh Kementerian Kesehatan WHO dan HOGSI, fungsi mengenai kualitas kesehatan bayi ibu tahun 2012 fasilitas mempergunakan atau gerak pertolongan yaitu 45% di Puskesmas 25% rumah sakit 54% klinik bersalin. Kurangnya dalam bidang kebidanan serta waktu perekama...