A Comparison of Physiologic and Financial Outcomes in Women and Their Newborns Where Labor was Induced, Augmented or Natural
Keywords
Labor, Induced (Obstetrics)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the differences in physiologic and financial outcomes among women of single gestation whose labor was induced, augmented or natural. The decision analysis model was chosen as the theory for this study based on its value as a prescriptive aid. Prior to this study, no outcomes of this type had been published. Therefore, health care providers and women have only assumed there were no differences in outcomes for women whose labor was induced, augmented or natural.
A comparative descriptive design was used to determine physiologic and financial outcomes among the three groups of women. A systematic stratified random sample was used to select a sample of 218 from term women with a single gestation who delivered between August 1, 1996, and August 1, 1997. The data were collected from the medical records of a large tertiary medical center in central Florida. The analysis of the data indicated there was a statistically significant difference in the physiologic and financial outcomes among women whose labor was induced, augmented, or natural.
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Graduation Date
1998
Semester
Fall
Advisor
Kiehl, Ermalynn
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Health and Public Affairs
Department
Nursing
Format
Pages
62 p.
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0022662
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Health and Public Affairs; Health and Public Affairs -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Warren, Connie S., "A Comparison of Physiologic and Financial Outcomes in Women and Their Newborns Where Labor was Induced, Augmented or Natural" (1998). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 2577.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/2577
Accessibility Status
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