Journal article
An Early Labor Assessment Program: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Approximately 31 percent of cesarean deliveries in the United States and Canada are performed for dystocia. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of early labor assessment to reduce cesarean birth rates for low-risk nulliparous women.
METHODS: Two hundred and nine low-risk nulliparous women were randomly allocated to either the early labor assessment group or the direct admission to hospital group. Women in the …
Authors
McNiven PS; Williams JI; Hodnett E; Kaufman K; Hannah ME
Journal
Birth, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 5–10
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
March 1998
DOI
10.1046/j.1523-536x.1998.00005.x
ISSN
0730-7659