Box 2 Definitions of high-risk labours and intrapartum risk events
From: Quality of intrapartum care: direct observations in a low-resource tertiary hospital
High-risk factors | Intrapartum risk events |
|---|---|
Previous caesarean section Medical complications (e.g. hypertensive disorders, diabetes or fever) Grand-multiparity (> 4 previous deliveries) Prematurity (< 37 weeks) Post-term pregnancy (> 42 weeks) Prolonged rupture of membranes (> 24 h) Multiple pregnancy Breech presentation Meconium-staining of the liquor Abnormal vaginal bleeding | Oxytocin/misoprostol use Vaginal bleeding Maternal fever Non-reassuring/ abnormal foetal heart rate (Supplementary file 2) Meconium-staining of the liquor Cord prolapse |