Effectiveness of placental blood drainage on blood loss and duration of the third stage of labor among mothers

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy and childbirth is a universally celebrated event yet for many thousands of female it is a private hell that may well end in death. Unfortunately, many of pregnancy and labour related complications cannot be predicted early and a significant proportion of mothers die within 24 hours of delivery indicating the significance of appropriate care in delivery and postpartum. Haemorrhage is the main cause of death among women during their delivery. Placental blood drainage helps in the reduction of length and blood loss of the third stage of labour. Aim: The main objective of this study is to assess and compare the effectiveness of placental blood drainage on blood loss and duration of the third stage of labour among mothers in intervention and control groups.

Method: The research approach used was the quantitative approach. The research design selected for this study is experimental design.

Result: The results show that the amount of blood loss was 221.73 ml for mothers in the intervention group and in the control group, it was 333.67 ml. The mean duration of the third stage of labour was 4.40 minutes in the intervention group and 7.36 minutes in the control group. The P value was < 0.001 which showed that there was the positive and highly statistically significant difference in the blood loss and duration of the third stage of labour between mothers in the intervention group and control group. This reveals that placental blood drainage during the third stage of labour was highly effective.

Conclusion: This placental blood drainage is the safe, simple, and effective method in reducing the blood loss and duration of the third stage of labour.