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ArticleTurkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology2017

Evaluating the content and quality of intrapartum care in vaginal births: An example of a state hospital.

Zekiye Karaçam, Döndü Arslan Kurnaz, Gizem Güneş

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Article in Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zekiye KaraçamAdnan Menderes University Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Midwifery, Aydın, Turkey.
Döndü Arslan KurnazAydın Maternity and Children's Hospital, Clinic of Birth, Aydın, Turkey.
Gizem GüneşAdnan Menderes University Faculty of Health Sciences, Division of Midwifery, Aydın, Turkey.
Adnan Menderes University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of the research was to assess the content and quality of the intrapartum care offered in vaginal births in Turkey, based on the example of a state hospital. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted between January 1

resultsThe mean age of the women was 25.14±5.37 years and 40.5% had given one live birth. Of the women, 45.2% were admitted to hospital in the latent phase, 76.6% were administered an enema, 3.3% had epidural anesthesia, 2.6% delivered using vacuum extraction, and 54.1% underwent an episiotomy. Some 23.8% of the women experienced spontaneous laceration that needed sutures. The babies of two women exhibited an Apgar score below 7 in the fifth minute. When the quality of the intrapartum care given to the women was assessed with the Bologna score, it was found that 92.7% went into labor spontaneously, 100% of the births were supervised by midwives and doctors, 97.7% of the women had no supporting companion, and the nonsupine position was only used in 0.3% of the women. A partogram was used to follow up on the birth process in 72.6% of the women, and 82.5% achieved contact with their babies within the first hour after birth. Induction was applied in 76.6% of the women and fundal pressure in 27.4%.

conclusionThe study revealed that the quality of intrapartum care in vaginal births was inadequate. Reformulating the guidelines regarding intrapartum care in accordance with World Health Organization recommendations and evidence-based practices may contribute to improving mother and infant health.

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