From: "Tania Smallwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Purple Line
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 08:25:08 +0930
Hi Mary,
The reference from the article by Lesley Hobbs is the article that was
initially published in the Lancet.here is the complete reference from the
Hobbs article.
Byrne DL, Edmonds DK. Clinical method for evaluating progress in the
first
stage of labour. Lancet 1997; 335(8681): 122
I haven't actually seen the original study, just came across the Hobbs
article when I was doing my Mid training in 1998. She was published in
the
Practising Midwife, in November 1998 Volume 1 Number 11 p 34-35.
I have often thought how great it would be to have some more compelling
evidence, in this age of having to justify everything with the research,
but
the idea of conducting a study, and comparing length of purple line to
cervical dilatation on women throughout labour seems just unthinkable. So
I
think it will have to be one of those things that we see, and perhaps
report
on in a retrospective manner. Perhaps a national purple line
database.just
thoughts! I think Heather Hancock from Uni SA was considering doing some
research using photos and then looking at the time of the photo showing
the
elongated purple line, with the time of birth, and using that comparison
to
propose that it could be used as a complementary tool when assessing a
woman's progress in labour. Haven't heard anything else about it though.
Tania
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mary Murphy
Sent: Monday, 4 September 2006 7:57 AM
To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au
Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] The Purple Line
Tania, could I please have a few more details? E.g. author and complete
title of article? I am also puzzled by the (8681). I can't seem to access
it
with the details you provided. Thanks, MM
Tania wrote:
For anyone who's interested, the original piece of research was pubished
in
the Lancet 1997, 335(8681): 122 entitled Clinical Method for Evaluat
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