Effectiveness of the modified WHO labour care guide to detect prolonged and obstructed labour among women admitted at publicly funded facilities in rural Mbarara district, Southwestern Uganda: an ambispective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Obstructed labour, a sequel of prolonged labour, remains a significant contributor to maternal and perinatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries.

Objective

We evaluated the modified World Health Organization (WHO) Labour Care Guide (LCG) in detecting prolonged and or obstructed labour, and other delivery outcomes compared with a traditional partograph at publicly-funded maternity centers of rural Mbarara district and City, Southwestern Uganda.

Methods

Since November 2023, we deployed the LCG for use in monitoring labour by trained healthcare providers across all maternity centers in Mbarara district/City. We systematically randomized a total of six health center IIIs (HCIIIs) out of 11, and all health center IVs (HCIVs), reviewed all their patient la

SUBMITTER: Godfrey MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11398593 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature