Effective Perinatal Care (EPC)
PARTOGRAM
Keywords
Prolonged labour
Preventing
WHO
Effective Perinatal Care (EPC)
Partograph
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Learning objectives
Know the history and the background of the partograph
Understand the effectiveness of the partograph for improving perinatal outcomes
Know how a partograph is used and how to complete one
Be able to interpret the partograph and use it to make decisions in managing
Effective Perinatal Care (EPC)
At the end of this module, the participants will:
labour
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What is a Partograph?
The partograph is a means of graphic presentation of labour:
Progress of labour
• Cervical dilatation
• Foetal head descent
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Definition: A tool to assess & interpret the progress of labour.
• Uterine contractions
Foetal status
Maternal status
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Record
Record
Recordfoetal
foetalcondition
conditionincluding:
including:
Foetal
Foetalheart
heartbeat
beatrate
rate
Moulding
Mouldingofofthe
thefoetal
foetalhead
head
Condition
Conditionofofamniotic
amnioticfluid
fluid
Record
Recordmaternal
maternalcondition:
condition:
Pulse
Pulseand
andblood
bloodpressure
pressure
Body
Bodytemperature
temperature
Urine
Urine(quantity,
(quantity,presence
presenceofofprotein
proteinand
andacetone)
acetone)
Drugs
Drugsadministered
administeredincluding
includingOxytocin
OxytocinIV
IVfluids.
fluids.
Record
Recordprogress
progressof
oflabor:
labor:
Cervical
Cervicaldilatation
dilatation
Descent
Descentofofthe
thehead
head
Uterine
Uterinecontractions
contractions
Why it is important to record the progresse of labour?
Documentation is important
To provide continuity of care.
To provide a basis of decision making.
To facilitate research.
To allow audit and review.
To defend one’s actions – no documentation – no
defense.
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History of the Partograph: Friedman Curve, 1954
Friedman EA, 1954
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Effective Perinatal Care (EPC)
History of the Partograph: First Partograph,
1971
Philpott RH, et al, 1972
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PARTOGRAM
Friedman's partogram - 1954
2 phases of labour (base on dilatation
of the cervix
)
Active phase
Latent phase
Latent phase (dilatation < 3 cm)
Active phase (>3 cm dilated)
Philpott and Castle - 1972
Introduced the concept of “ALERT”
and “ACTION” lines.
ALERT LINE – represent the mean rate
of slowest progress of labour
ACTION LINE – appropriate action should
be taken.
Normal labour is plotted to the left alert line
Partograph:
Effective Perinatal Care (EPC)
History of the
WHO, 1988
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The WHO Partograph, 1988
Benefits
Provides early detection for the unsatisfactory progress of
labour
Detection
of
cephalopelvic
disproportion
before
the
obstruction appears
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Effective standard for observing the progress of labour
Helps to make quick and logical decisions for managing
labour
Identifies the necessary interventions
Simple, low cost, accessible and clear
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The Use of the Partograph
The incidence of prolonged labour
from 6.4% to 3.4%
The proportion of labours requiring augmentation
from 20.7% to 9.1%
The emergency Caesarean section rate
from 9.9% to 8.3%
Intrapartum stillbirth rate
from 0.5% to 0.3%
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Reduced:
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Key Principles for Using the Partograph (1)
The partograph is used to record mainly the first stage of labour
to record vital information related to the mother and the fetus (foetal
heart rate, uterine contractions, maternal pulse, and blood pressure)
The partograph is started if there are
– Two or more uterine contractions in 10 min lasting 20 sec or more in
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– However, after full cervical dilatation is reached, you should continue
the latent phase
– One or more uterine contractions in 10 min lasting 20 sec or more in
the active phase
– No complications requiring urgent interventions or delivery
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Key Principles for Using the Partograph (2)
During labour, the partograph must be kept in the labour
room
The partograph is filled in and interpreted by trained
personnel (midwife or obstetrician)
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The partograph is filled out during the labour not after birth
Filling in the partograph should be stopped when
– Complications requiring urgent delivery arise
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Component of Partogram
Mother information
Fetal well-being
Fetal heart rate
• Character of liquor
• Moulding
•
Labour progress
Dilatation
Descent
• Uterine contraction
•
•
Medications
•
•
Oxytocin
Pain relief (e.g. pethidine)
Maternal well-being
BP, Pulse, Temperature
• Urine – albumin, glucose, acetone
• Urine output
•
PARTOGRAM
WHAT NEED TO BE
RECORDED
PARTOGRAM RECORDING
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Notes should be
legible, dated and
timed.
1
Begin plotting at the
“zero” hour on the
partogram
2
All entries made in
relation to time when
the observations are
made
4
Enter the outcome
of delivery
PARTOGRAM RECORDING
Mother information
Name
Age
Parity
Gestational period
Date/time of admission
Time of rupture membrane
Short antenatal history
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General Information
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PARTOGRAM RECORDING
Fetal information
Fetal heart rate
Membrane and am. fluid
Moulding
Caput
Part 1: Fetal condition
)Fetal Heart (Charting
Basal fetal heart rate
•brady >110-160< tachy
Decelerations?
yes/no
Relation to contractions?
•Early
•Variable
•Late
PARTOGRAM RECORDING
Fetal information
Fetal heart rate monitoring
1.
Safe and reliable way of knowing
fetus is well.
2.
Listen after each contraction for
one minutes.
3.
Recorded ½ hourly (each square
is ½ hour)
PARTOGRAM RECORDING
Fetal information
Character of amniotic fluid
1.
State of liquor can assess in
monitoring fetal condition.
2.
Observation to be recorded
- Membrane intact record as “I”
- Membrane rupture:
a) liquor clear record as “C”
b) meconium stained liquor “M”
c) liquor absent record as “A”
d) bloody “B”
I – the membranes intact
C – clear amniotic fluid
В – blood-stained amniotic fluid
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Amniotic Fluid
M – meconium-stained amniotic fluid
A – absent amniotic fluid
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