background: early diagnosis of abnormal progressive labor and prevention of prolonged labor will cause decreased complications of mothers and fetuses. this was conduced to evaluate the alert line in who recommended program for diagnosis of abnormal labor. methods: subjects were 140 pregnant women. when their cervices were dilated about 3cm, the progress of delivery and condition of mothers and ...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of lack of progress in labor as a reason for cesarean delivery and to compare published diagnostic criteria with the labor characteristics of women with this diagnosis. METHODS We reviewed medical records and did a postpartum telephone survey to collect data from 733 women who delivered full-term, nonbreech infants by unplanned cesarean between March 1993 ...

BACKGROUND Currently, vaginal examination is the gold standard for assessment of labor progress. The World Health Organization emphasizes that the number of vaginal examinations should be limited where it is necessary. OBJECTIVES Therefore, this study aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of purple line in the prediction of labor progress. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional s...

The labour pain experienced by 101 women giving birth in a Scottish hospital was assessed by the McGill Pain Questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scales during active first stage labour and post-natally Labour pain was found to be on average severe, but not intensely negatively affective Its intensity varied considerably and was related to parity and the duration of the first stage of labour refle...

Background and Objective: Pain is a normal and inevitable phenomenon in childbirth. The present study aimed to compare the effects of brewed dill seeds and oxytocin on the intensity of labor pain. Materials and Methods: This clinical trial was performed on 100 participants. A total of 100 cards labeled A or B were prepared and placed in a container; each participant randomly picked one card; t...

abstract background: prolonged labor can lead to maternal and neonatal complications. the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of oral propranolol plus oxytocin versus oxytocin only on the process and outcome of labor. materials and methods: in a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial performed in ilam mustafa hospital, a total of 146 nulliparous pregnant women at gestational...

AIM To determine the effects of hyoscine-N-butyl bromide (HBB) rectal suppository on labor progress in primigravid women. METHODS A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial was carried out on 130 primigravid women admitted for spontaneous labor. The women were recruited based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria and randomized into the experimental (n=65) and control group...

The pain of childbirth is arguably the most severe pain most women will endure in their lifetimes. The pain of the early first stage of labor arises from dilation of the lower uterine segment and cervix. Pain from the late first stage and second stage of labor arises from descent of the fetus in the birth canal, resulting in distension and tearing of tissues in the vagina and perineum. An array...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the influence of water immersion on the course of labor. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study group consisted of 109 women, who have delivered in water in Obstetrical Ward in Puck from 1998 to 2000. 110 women composed control group. Mean patients' age in study and control group was respectively 26.40 +/- 4.33 and 26.72 +/- 5.82 years (ns). Gestational ...