Continuous Intrapartum Support to Reduce Primary Cesarean

Overview

The objective of the study was to evaluate the intervention of intrapartum continuous support by a professional nurse with a university degree to reduce the nulliparous, term, singleton, vertex (NTSV) cesarean birth rate, in women pregnant less than 40 years in the HGZ No. 4 of the Guanajuato delegation of the Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico

Continuous intrapartum support is a strategy used to decrease the cesarean section rate, where multiple factors influence its effectiveness (start and duration of support, professional training of support staff, and others.). The objective of the study was to decrease the rate of deliveries by cesarean, through continuous intrapartum support during the active phase until birth, by a professional nurse with a university degree, the support was based on three basic aspects: 1) emotional support, 2) physical support and comfort measures and 3) information and counseling, for which a quasi-experimental study was conducted, with a study population of 115 women in labour (nulliparous, full-term, single product, vertex position) and under 40 years, a group control was formed (n = 55) who received routine maternal care and a study group (n = 60) who received continuous intrapartum support.

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