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Table 3 Monitoring and management among women delivered through caesarean section (CS) due to prolonged labour

From: Disclosing suboptimal indications for emergency caesarean sections due to fetal distress and prolonged labor: a multicenter cross-sectional study at 12 public hospitals in Nepal

Monitoring and management

CS due to prolonged labour

N = 1322

Total cohort

N = 104,223

p-value

Partograph use

   

 Yes, completely filled

114 (8.6%)

23,994 (23%)

 

 Yes, partially filled

303 (23%)

24,375 (23%)

 

 Not filled

905 (69%)

39,620 (38%)

 

 Missing

0

16,234 (16%)

 < 0.001

Augmentation of labour with oxytocin

   

 Yes

459 (35%)

29,711 (29%)

 

 No

863 (65%)

58,278 (56%)

 

 Missing

0

16,234 (16%)

0.46