The effect of Zhang's guideline vs the WHO partograph on childbirth experience measured by the Childbirth Experience Questionnaire in the Labor Progression Study (LaPS): A cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Childbirth experience is an increasingly recognized and important measure of quality of obstetric care. Previous research has shown that it can be affected by intrapartum care and how labor is followed. A partograph is recommended to follow labor progression by recording cervical dilation over time. There are currently different guidelines in use worldwide to follow labor progression. The two main ones are the partograph recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) based on the work of Friedman and Philpott and a guideline based on Zhang's research. In our study we assessed the effect of adhering to Zhang's guideline or the WHO partograph on childbirth experience. Zhang's guideline describes expected normal labor progression based on data from contemporary obstet

SUBMITTER: Rozsa DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9564810 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature