THE ‘INDUCTOGRAPH’–A GRAPH DESCRIBING THE LIMITS OF THE LATENT PHASE OF INDUCED LABOUR IN LOW RISK SITUATIONS

THE ‘INDUCTOGRAPH’–A GRAPH DESCRIBING THE LIMITS OF THE LATENT PHASE OF INDUCED LABOUR IN LOW RISK SITUATIONS

Summary The construction of an ‘inductograph’ is described which defines the rate of progress of the latent phase of labour in 80 per cent of a group of patients selected from a ‘low risk’ category. A standard induction regime was used, and changes in the uterine cervix were assessed quantitatively...

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Veröffentlicht in:BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology 1976-07, Vol.83 (7), p.513-517
Hauptverfasser: Beazley, J. M., Alderman, B.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cervix Uteri
Female
Humans
Labor, Induced
Models, Biological
Pregnancy
Risk
Time Factors
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Zusammenfassung:Summary The construction of an ‘inductograph’ is described which defines the rate of progress of the latent phase of labour in 80 per cent of a group of patients selected from a ‘low risk’ category. A standard induction regime was used, and changes in the uterine cervix were assessed quantitatively by a modified form of the Bishop scoring system.
ISSN:1470-0328
0306-5456
1471-0528
DOI:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1976.tb00878.x