Comparison of mean duration of first and second stage of labour in term primigravida with and without phloroglucinol

Aim: to compare the mean duration of first and second stage of labour in term primigravida with and without phloroglucinol methods: this randomized double blinded controlled trial was carried out at department of obstetric & gynaecology sandemen provincial hospital,quetta from 1st october 2016 to 31st march 2016. one hundred cases with term primigravida,single alive cephalic fetus,in spontaneous labour were included. patients were divided in two groups a (study group) & b (control group). progress of labour was plotted on partogram for duration of first and 2nd stage of labour in both groups and other variables like duration of third stage of labour and mode of delivery was also noted in both groups. results: the mean age was 26.12±0.89 years. the duration of stages of labour,in group a mean duration of stages of labour was 203.06±9.21 minutes and in group b 311.12±10.89 minutes (p 0.004). duration of second stage of labour was 27.02±4.18 in group a and 39.08±5.29 in group b and accumulative duration of first and second stage of labour was 230.09±3.39 in group a and 350.20±16.18 in group b (p 0.005). conclusion: phloroglucinol shortens the duration of labour in nulliparous also and is non toxic to both mother and foetus. spasmolytics as phlorogluciol have a definite role in obstetrics. © 2016,lahore medical and dental college. all rights reserved.