Partograma en mujeres multíparas con manejo médico del trabajo de parto

Abstract

Objective. To analyze the influence of a standardised protocol for the management of labour applied during the active phase of labour. Method. The graphic partograms of 130 multiparous women with spontaneous onset of labor were retrospectively analysed. A standardised protocol was defined by use of regional anaesthesia, early rupture of membranes and oxytocin acceleration during the active phase of labour. Results. The mean duration of the active phase of labour and the mean cervical rate dilatation were approximately 3.5 hours and 1.5 cm/h, respectively. The maximum mean rate of dilatation was 1.9 cm/h at the range of 7 to 9 cm, being the mean duration of the second phase of labour only 28 minutes. Conclusions. This study shows that the application of this standardised protocol of management of labour do not appear to be associated with a shortenning in the duration of the active dilatation and second stage of labour. Therefore, it would be necessary to set up a randomized control trial to evaluate the influence of this kind of managements in the caesarean section rate.