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Table 4 Percentage distribution of partograph use, by study site

From: Assessing the quality of record keeping for cesarean deliveries: results from a multicenter retrospective record review in five low-income countries

 

Bangladesh

Guinea A

Guinea B

Mali

Niger A

Niger B

Niger C

Uganda A

Uganda B

 

n = 350

n = 277

n = 376

n = 269

n = 299

n = 349

n = 324

n = 348

n = 349

Partograph used

1.4

0.0

0.0

23.8

97.3

96.8

99.4

23.9

18.3

Partograph completed correctly1

20.0

-

-

34.4

2.1

65.1

0.2

23.9

18.3

Partograph action line crossed

0.0

-

-

4.7

7.6

1.5

5.0

-

46.9

  1. 1The partograph was assessed as completed correctly if the responses to all nine questions on the checklist were yes: 1) first cervical dilatation charted correctly on alert line; 2) cervical dilation plotted at least every 4 hours; 3) descent of presenting part checked and recorded during labor; 4) contractions assessed and recorded at least half hourly when in active labor; 5) state of membranes assessed and if ruptured, color of liquor recorded; 6) fetal heart rate recorded at least half hourly during labor; 7) mother’s blood pressure checked and recorded at time of admission and during labor; 8) mother’s pulse checked and recorded at admission and during labor; 9) documentation of augmentation or other medication in labor.