Alternative approach to monitoring labor: purple line.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current methods used to assess the progress of labor are often invasive and may cause discomfort to the mother. The purple line offers potential as a non-invasive marker for monitoring the labor process. However, its sensitivity and specificity in assessing critical components of labor, such as cervical dilatation and fetal descent, have not been adequately studied in different populations. This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the purple line, a method for assessing labor progress.

Methods

Data for this observational study were collected from 304 pregnant women who presented to a maternity hospital for birth on the Anatolian side of Istanbul between May and November 2021. The inclusion criteria for the study were that women were 38-42 weeks of

SUBMITTER: Yildirim AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11837608 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature