Partograph versus no partograph: effect on labour progress and delivery outcome: a comparative study

The consequence of mismanaged labour can manifest in the form of postpartum haemorrhage, infection, obstetric fistula, fetal distress, fetal injury or death. In total, obstructed labour and puerperal sepsis contribute up to 25% of maternal deaths in India which is directly related to poor attention given to monitoring of the progress of labour and improper management of prolonged labour. The major reason for neonatal mortality, birth asphyxia and subsequent morbidity is essentially the repercussion which occurs when a complicated labour is not intervened at the right time. A Partograph is a pre-printed single page form on which labour observations are recorded. It provides a graphic overview of the progress ABSTRACT