Characteristics of normal labour among different racial groups in Malaysia.
Br J Obstet Gynaecol
; 84(8): 600-4, 1977 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-889748
ABSTRACT
The characteristics of normal labour in 977 Malay, Chinese and Indian parturients were established from a retrospective study. Indian babies were found to be significantly smaller than Malay babies which were significantly smaller than Chinese babies (P less than 0-05, P less than 0-05). The mean duration of the first stage of labour taken from the time of admission to the labour ward was 3-4 hours in primiparae and 2-7 hours in multiparae. The mean durations of the second stage of labour were 23-7 minutes and 13-1 minutes respectively. Curves of mean dilatation of cervix and probit analysis at 80% revealed significant differences in the progress of normal labour in primiparae among the three racial groups. The Indian primiparae not only had a slower rate of cervical dilatation but seemed to reach the accelerated phase of dilatation later. No significant differences were noticed in the labours of multiparae.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Trabajo de Parto
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Grupos Raciales
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Br J Obstet Gynaecol
Año:
1977
Tipo del documento:
Article