Managing Complications in Pregnancy and Childbirth: - IAWG

C-70 Normal labour and childbirthFigure C-11, page C-69 is a sample partograph for normal labour:• A primigravida was admitted in the latent phase of labour at 5 AM:- fetal head 4/5 palpable;- cervix dilated 2 cm;- 3 contractions in 10 minutes, each lasting 20 seconds;- normal maternal and fetal condition.Note: This information is not plotted on the partograph.• At 9 AM:- fetal head is 3/5 palpable;- cervix dilated 5 cm;Note: The woman was in the active phase of labour and thisinformation is plotted on the partograph. Cervical dilatation isplotted on the alert line.- 4 contractions in 10 minutes, each lasting 40 seconds;- cervical dilatation progressed at the rate of 1 cm per hour.• At 2 PM:- fetal head is 0/5 palpable;- cervix is fully dilated;- 5 contractions in 10 minutes each lasting 40 seconds;- spontaneous vaginal delivery occurred at 2:20 PM.