Journal article
The Effect of Change in a Labour Management Protocol on Caesarean Section Rate in Nulliparous Women
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the impact on obstetric outcome in nulliparous women of changing labour management from an expectant approach to proactive support of labour.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective cohort study in a teaching hospital in the Netherlands among 858 women ≥ 37 weeks' gestation with a singleton fetus in cephalic position and spontaneous labour who planned to have a vaginal birth in the hospital under the care of an …
Authors
Kuppens SMI; Brugman A; Hasaart THM; Hutton EK; Pop VJM
Journal
Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 508–514
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
June 2013
DOI
10.1016/s1701-2163(15)30908-7
ISSN
1701-2163