Intended for healthcare professionals

Rapid response to:

Research

Effects of algorithm for diagnosis of active labour: cluster randomised trial

BMJ 2008; 337 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.a2396 (Published 08 December 2008) Cite this as: BMJ 2008;337:a2396

Rapid Response:

labour -diagnosis

It is difficult to diagnose early labour and often many use induction
drugs,analgesics un neccessarily.In doubtful cases we can take electronic
foetal monitoring tracings of uterinetocogram and foetal heart tracings.By
seeing tocogram pressures,clincal palpation,vaginal examination we can
screen the cases easily whether they are in labour or not and rationalise
the use of drugs accordingly.

Competing interests:
labour diagnosis,use of drugs

Competing interests: No competing interests

30 December 2008
koneru gangadhara rao
professor
Helen Cheyne, Vanora Hundley, Dawn Dowding, J Martin Bland, Paul McNamee, Ian Greer, Maggie Styles, Carol A Barnett, Graham Scotland, and Catherine Niven
nri medical college,vijayawada-10,ap,india