Fetal outcomes in antenatal women admitted with a diagnosis of prolonged latent phase of labour at university teaching hospital Lusaka/
Nusraat Gangat.
- Lusaka, the university of Zambia, school of medicine 2016.
- xi,32p.: ill.
Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of medicine(obseterics and gyneacology).
Includes bibliographic references.
The latent phase of labour is poorly understood and duration of this phase is significantly difficult to measure. Prolonged latent phase (PLP) accounts for abnormalities in both nulliparous mothers and is associated with increased risks of obstetric interventions and poor fetal outcomes.