A new version of a labor-tracking tool.

• Position: HEALTH BEAT - Partograph - Brief article

A new version of a labor-tracking tool could reduce the use of hormonal intervention during labor and lower the number of cesarean sections performed on low-risk, first-time mothers, indicate researchers at the University of Colorado, Denver. The tool, called a partograph--a printed graph on which a clinician can plot cervical dilation and the baby's...