Emergency labour outside hospital: a guide for non-medical assistants in care and management of emergency labour outside hospital.
Idi, Chinedu Christopher (2020)
Idi, Chinedu Christopher
2020
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052714296
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2020052714296
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Very few women among those planning to give birth in hospital will end up having unplanned out-of-hospital birth. Accidental and quick onset of labour outside hospital is an undesirable and unpredictable emergency. It poses increased risks to the mother and baby that could put their health in danger and can even lead to death. Managing the situation aims at delivering a healthy baby while preventing death or complications. Anyone, especially the partner, a family member or neighbour could end up as the assistant caring and supporting a woman in an emergency labour outside hospital. Education and guidance through a clearly written guide are a good means to prepare and train those non-medical assistants and pregnant women to be able to manage successfully emergency labour and delivery outside hospital in the absence of a nurse or midwife. The importance and need for adequate antenatal care visit are emphasized, especially as it affects birth outcomes for the mother and baby. Several evidence-based practices and interventions have been found to be effective and safe in preventing or reducing risks of death, hypothermia, infection and severe maternal bleeding, thereby improving outcomes for the mother and baby.
Th aim of the thesis is to develop skills of pregnant women and lay assistants to handle and self-manage emergency labour outside hospital and to improve knowledge and raise awareness about the health risks to the mother and baby. The purpose is to create effective instructions and summarize relevant information as a guide in caring for emergency labour outside hospital to prevent adverse outcomes. The output of the thesis can be used to develop follow-up guidance of women in labour for untrained assistants.
Th aim of the thesis is to develop skills of pregnant women and lay assistants to handle and self-manage emergency labour outside hospital and to improve knowledge and raise awareness about the health risks to the mother and baby. The purpose is to create effective instructions and summarize relevant information as a guide in caring for emergency labour outside hospital to prevent adverse outcomes. The output of the thesis can be used to develop follow-up guidance of women in labour for untrained assistants.