Preventing Prolonged Labour II (WHO - OMS, 1994, 42 p.): 3. WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE A PARTOGRAPH IN LABOUR

Preventing Prolonged Labour II (WHO - OMS, 1994, 42 p.)

		(introduction...)
		ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
		GLOSSARY
		1. GENERAL REMARKS
		2. INTRODUCTION FOR USERS
		3. WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE A PARTOGRAPH IN LABOUR
		4. OBJECTIVES OF THIS MANUAL
		5. OBSERVATIONS CHARTED ON THE PARTOGRAPH (Figure II.1)
		6. ABNORMAL PROGRESS OF LABOUR
		7. MANAGEMENT OF LABOUR
		8. EXERCISES
		9. REFERENCES
		BACK COVER

3. WHO SHOULD NOT HAVE A PARTOGRAPH IN LABOUR

Before describing how to use the partograph, it is important to realise that it is a tool for managing labour only. It does not help to identify other risk factors which may have been present before labour started.

Only start a partograph when you have checked that there are no complications of the pregnancy that require immediate action.