On the Relationship between Stages of Labor and the Instances of Vomiting

Abstract

This study examined the pattern on vomiting during labor and investigate a relationship between the stage of labor and vomiting in primiparae. The participants were thirty-seven (37) low risk primiparae. They were admitted for labor.
A researcher cared for the woman and observed them according to observation guidelines. Then, the vomiting group and non-vomiting group were compared. There were no significance difference found in the demographic data between the groups.
The data from the vomiting group suggested that there was a relationship between the stage of labor and the vomiting.
1) 17 (46%) low risk primiparae were vomiting.
2) Vomiting appeared in every stage of labor:
a) when the contraction suddenly became strong
b) three hours after a meal
c) when the cervix was 3 cm dilated.
3) When laboring woman vomited, her cervical ripening was good, duration of labor was become shorter than the primiparae's average. In this situation, the midwife should give information to the woman about the progress of labor for the purpose of her taking and feeling in control of the experience.
4) When laboring woman vomited, her cervical ripening wasn't good, she lost energy and became tired psychologically and physiologically. It became uterine inertia. In this situation, the midwife should relieve the woman's anxiety and fatigue, coordinate suitable nourishment, and fulfill her physiological function.