Use and completion of partograph during labour is associated with a reduced incidence of birth asphyxia: a retrospective study at a peri-urban setting in Ghana

Use and completion of partograph during labour is associated with a reduced incidence of birth asphyxia: a retrospective study at a peri-urban setting in Ghana

Abstract Background Morbidity of birth asphyxia has been estimated to be 42 million disability-adjusted life years. The study sought to assess the impact of the use and completion of partograph during labour on reducing birth asphyxia at the St Anthony’s Hospital, Dzodze, in the Volta Region of Ghan...

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Main Authors: Reindolf Anokye, Enoch Acheampong, Judith Anokye, Amy Budu-Ainooson, Evelyn Amekudzie, Isaac Owusu, Naomi Gyamfi, Agyei Gyimah Akwasi, Wisdom Kwadwo Mprah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Subjects:
Disability prevention
Labour
Partograph
Asphyxia
Ghana
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41043-019-0171-7

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