Background: Normal labor and childbirth is fraught with complexities. In the modern times the child birth has proven to be more challenging than ever. Partogram has proven to be a simple and useful tool in monitoring normal labor. The objective of this endeavor was to site our experiences in using partogram for ‘plotting’ labors, to assess its utility, limitations and cite controversies.Methods: Authors analyzed progress of labor plotted on partograms in parturient women to see whether their labor patterns conform to the standard partogram, and can logical conclusions be drawn from their use to decide partogram’s utility and applicability.Results: The use of partogram was not universal and its charting inadequate due to lack of motivation on part of labor room residents, busy labor rooms. When plotted meticulously they showed a wide variation, and many women did not conform to the rates of dilatation of the graph. The use of partogram did not alter the rate of cesarean section for non-progressive labors with use and non-use of partogram.Conclusions: Philpott’s partogram is a very visual and useful tool to monitor labours and detect labour abnormalities timely. Although it has served as a labour management tool across the labour rooms its use is not universal. There is a plethora of conflicting opinions regarding its utility in modern obstetrics today, ranging from a complete faith in the tool to finding it obsolete and in need of a revision to calling it a medicalization of a natural process.
Background: Preterm birth defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation is a significant public health issue. Identification of patients at risk of preterm labour while ruling out those who are not is a fundamental but challenging goal for clinicians. This study was done to evaluate bed side dipstick test for detecting fetal fibronectin in cervico-vaginal secretions as a predictor of preterm delivery in symptomatic and asymptomatic high risk group.Methods: This was a hospital based prospective, double blinded study. We enrolled 100 pregnant women presenting with or without symptoms of preterm delivery, between 20 and 35 weeks of gestation. A rapid bed side dipstick test was performed to detect FFN in cervico-vaginal secretions of all enrolled women (symptomatic and asymptomatic high risk women) and results were evaluated for prediction of preterm labour. Qualitative data were analyzed by using Chi-square and Fisher’s exact test and quantitative data were analyzed by using unpaired Student’s t test and Mann-Whitney test. P value < 0.05 was considered significant.Results: In symptomatic group sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of FFN test in predicting delivery within 48 hours, 7days 14days and preterm delivery was 100%, 63.2%, 46.2%, 100%; 100%, 72.7%, 65.4%, 100%; 100%, 75%, 69.2%, 100%; 80%, 76%, 76.9%, 79.2% respectively. In asymptomatic high risk group, sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV of FFN test in predicting preterm delivery (<37weeks) was 0%, 87.5%, 0%, 77.8%.Conclusions: The high negative predictive value may be of value in avoiding unnecessary interventions with potentially hazardous medications and identifying symptomatic women who are not in true labour and also allaying anxiety of asymptomatic high risk women.
Background: Induction of labour (IOL) is a very common labour room procedure. Although labor is a natural physiological process, deliberate intervention in the form of induction may be required in many instances. It is needed in almost 20% of pregnant women for a variety of indications. The objective is to evaluate indications, different methods, and feto-maternal outcome of induced labour in tertiary care hospital.Methods: This was a retrospective study of IOL conducted in the department of obstetrics and gynecology, Shri Guru Ram Rai institute of medical and health sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Women who underwent IOL beyond 28 weeks gestation with single cephalic presentation with no contraindication for vaginal birth were included in the study. Statistical analysis was done with Microsoft excel.Results: A total of 1532 women delivered in the hospital during the study period. Among them, 498 women were induced (32.5%). Most common method of induction was misoprostol (40.36%) followed by prostaglandin E2 gel (26.90%). Out of 498 inductions, 377 women delivered vaginally making success of induction around 75.70%. Among them, 335 women had normal delivery (67.26%) and 42 women required instrumental delivery (8.4%) and 121 women underwent lower segment caesarean section (LSCS) (24.29%).Conclusions: Elective inductions of labor in properly selected indications at optimized timings aid in achieving a favorable maternal and fetal outcome. Methods of inductions, timing and intrapartum monitoring plays an important role in influencing obstetric outcome.
Background: High caesarean section rate worldwide including India is matter of concern. The aim of this study is to analyse caesarean section rate at tertiary care centre according to Modified Robson’s classification.Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences (SGRRIMHS) and Shri Mahant Indiresh Hospital at Dehradun from April 2018 to September 2018. All women delivered during this period were classified according to modified Robson’s classification using their maternal characteristics and obstetric history. For each group, authors calculated the caesarean section rate within the group and its contribution to overall caesarean section rate.Results: Out of total 1302 women delivered, 395 underwent CS (30.3%).The major contribution to overall caesarean section rate was 33.4% by group 5 (Previous CS, singleton, cephalic, >37weeks) followed by 16.7% by group 1 (nullipara, singleton, cephalic, >37 weeks, spontaneous labour), 12.4% by group 3 ( multipara, singleton, cephalic, >37 weeks, spontaneous labour ).CS rates among various group ranges from 100% among women with abnormal lie (group 9) to 77.5% in nulliparous breech (group 6), 73.7% in previous CS (group 5) and least 11.2% in multipara induced or pre labour CS (group 4).Conclusions: Modified Robson classification is simple, systematic, reproducible and can be effectively utilized in analyzing delivering women. Major contribution to overall caesarean section is made by previous CS.
Background: With the increasing caesarean section rates a new challenging evil of caesarean scar pregnancy (CSPs) has emerged. As a variant of ectopic pregnancy caesarean scar pregnancy is the rarest of all. Diagnosis and management of CSP can be challenging especially when there are no early symptoms and even lessor index of suspicion. Objective of this endeavour was to present one institute experience of management of caesarean scar pregnancies.Methods: This are a retrospective analysis of women admitted with CSP. Detailed history, investigation, management protocols and complications were noted.Results: Of the total cases maximum women (60%) had history of previous two caesarean section. 90 % of cases were managed successfully with intra-sac or systemic methotrexate, and surgical evacuation with Foley’s catheter tamponade, only two women needed hysterectomy for uncontrolled bleeding.Conclusions: Caesarean scar pregnancy is a diagnostic and management challenge in modern obstetrics. Early ultrasound diagnosis helps in planning a successful medical treatment and serves to preserve uterus and fertility. Treatment with transabdominal intra-sac methotrexate and Foley’s catheter for tamponade is safe and effective method of treating CSPs.
Background: Worldwide mid-trimester abortion constitutes 10-15% of all induced abortions. Similar trend is seen in India where mid-trimester abortion accounts for 12.9% of all abortions. Prostaglandins have been used for therapeutic termination of pregnancy from 9-22 weeks of gestation since 1970s. The ideal method for mid-trimester abortion with best efficacy and acceptability and least side effects are still to be found. Objective of this study was to compare two drug regimens for mid trimester abortion using mifepristone with intra-vaginal misoprostol and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) gel with intra-vaginal misoprostol for efficacy and side effects.Methods: This prospective randomized comparative clinical study was conducted on 50 women seeking mid trimester abortion, in two groups. One group received PGE2 gel and misoprostol, second group received mifepristone and misoprostol. Induction abortion interval, side effects were compared between two groups.Results: The mean induction-abortion interval in Group 1 was 6.50±3.54 hours and in Group 2 was 7.33±2.5 hours. In Group 1, success rate at 15 hours was 88%. In Group 2, success rate was 92% both at 15 and 24 hours. Surgical evacuation was required in 8% women in both groups.Conclusions: Both regimens are safe and has a few minor side effects. There was no major side effect and blood loss was within acceptable limits in both groups. The cost of abortifacients and hospital stay was lessor in group1 (prostaglandin gel and misoprostol) making it more economical.
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