Partogram Flashcards

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What is a Partogram?

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Pictorial assessment of the progress of labour → allows rapid identification of slow/obstructed labour

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Who gets a partogram?

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  • All women in active labour (>4 cm dilated, contracting >3 in 10)
  • All women on syntocinon
  • Threatened premature labour with the use of atosiban (inhibits oxytocin and vasopressin)
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What are the components of a partogram?

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  • Maternal HR – every 30 mins
  • Contractions – every 30 mins
  • Colour of liquor – every 30 mins
  • BP and temperature – every 4 hours
  • Cervicograph
  • Abdominal descent
  • Cervical dilatation – every 4 hours
    • Nulliparous – 0.5 cm/hour
    • Parous – 0.5-1 cm/hour
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