Thomas U. Agan

Assessment of the Knowledge and Utilization of the Partograph among Non-physician Obstetric Care Givers in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria

Thomas U. Agan, Ubong Akpan, Ita B. Okokon, Afiong O. Oku, Udeme E. Asibong, Margaret M. Opiah, Ekere J. Essien & Emmanuel Monjok · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Obstructed labour and ruptured uterus contribute a significant proportion to the alarming maternal mortality ratio in sub-Saharan Africa. Proper management of labour by using the partograph, a simple tool that is designed to detect early signs of abnormal progress, ca...