Labor room setting

G U I D E D B Y :
D R . A N J A L A T C H I
V I C E P R I N C I P A L
E R A C O L L E G E O F N U R S I N G
PRESENTED BY:
SEJAL SAXENA
B.SC NURSING 4 th YEAR
ERA COLLEGE OF NURSING

LABOUR ROOM
 The labor room, often known as the Labor Delivery Room
(LDR), is the hospital’s most versatile place..
 The LDR is created to accommodate all types of deliveries.
 LDR can be used for women who prefer not to be medicated
or who want an epidural. These rooms may also manage
minor crises and treatments such as forceps and vacuum
births.

DEFINITION
 A labour room Also known as birthing room
which is comfortable, furnished for the process
of labour and delivery to take place wherein the
baby is usually delivered and an hour after
delivery if everything is normal or stable
mother is shifted to postnatal ward.

OBJECTIVES
 To act as full Factor for 100% institutional delivery
rate.
 Delivery with dignity .
 To maintain strict aseptic the reduce maternal and
Neonatal death.
 To provide good working atmosphere to the hospital
staff.

Standardization of setting labor room
 4 labor areas with one labor table each,
 one nursing station,
 one newborn care area,
 two toilets and
 two washing areas

Labor areas Each LDR unit should have 4 labor
areas with the following specifications:
 a. Each labor area should be of size 10’X 10’.
 b. There should be a partition between two consecutive labor
areas extending up to the ceiling. The partition should be opaque
till 6.5’ and can have glass (optional) for the rest of the height.
 c. Each labor area should have one labor table (see specifications
on page 23).
 d. Each labor area should have one stool for birth companion.
 e. Each labor area should have adequate lighting and ventilation.
 f. Each labor area should have a ceiling/wall mounted fan.
 g. There should be two curtains, one from each side of the door,
extending to the partition walls of the nursing station area.

LIST OF EQUIPMENT
 Bed with mattress/delivery table with leg support string
 Bed side trolley
 IV stand
 S.s.stool
 Kelleys pad
 Doppler (fetal heart rate )machine
 ECG machine with accessories
 Defibrillator with accessories
 Resuscitation set for adult
 Resuscitation set for newborn

Continue
 BMW set
 GW set
 Spillage set
 Eclampsia first aid kit
 PPH manage kit

Continued
 Dressing trolley with articles
 Episiotomy set
 Incisional set
 EMR drug tray/Crash carts
 Labor normal delivery set
 Newborn corner set
 Focus light
 Manual suction machine
 Central suction supply port
 Oxygen cylinder with accessories
 Central oxygen supply

DELIVERY ROOM
PREPARATION
To preparations of delivery room is very
important
in every hospital set-up in order to have it a safe
healthy infection free birth it is described
below.

1. DELIVERY TABLE SET – UP
a. Handwashing
b. Wear Cap , Gown ,Mask as per the hospital policy
c. Place the sterile delivery set ( pack ) on table
delivery trolley or a flat surface that is above the
waist level.
d. Maintain asepsis.

ASSESSMENT OF LABOUR
ROOM
LABOUR ROOM
1. Labour table with mackintosh sheet
2. Suction machine
3. Oxygen cylinder with face mask and oxygen
concentration
4. 24 hour water supply
5. Waste disposal system In place
6. Privacy in the Labour room

ADDITIONAL TRAY
Examination tray
 Bowel with cotton swabs
 Sterile gloves
 Antiseptic solution
 Measuring tape
 Stethoscope/fetoscope
 BP apparatus
 Thermometer
 Knee hammer
 Blood and urine collection

ASSESSMENT : LABOUR
ROOM
Emergency drug tray with
 Oxytocin injection = Oxytocin injection is used
to begin or improve contractions during labor. Oxytocin also
is reduce bleeding after childbirth.
 Diazepam injection =required during labour,
diazepam has been used to relieve the anxiety component of
pain.
 Magnesium sulphate injection =Magnesium sulfate is a
naturally occurring mineral used to control low blood levels of
magnesium.

LABOUR ROOM
 Watch
 Protocol
 Delivery tray
 Sterile cotton
 Gauze
 Curtain
 Oxygen cylinder
 Labour table
 Attach toilet

vaginal speculum
to spread and hold open your
vaginal walls during an exam.
Used in gynae OPD
For general procedure.

ARTERY FORCEPS
To hold stay sutures .
To clamp bleeding vessels
during hemorrhage

NEEDLE HOLDERS
Grapsing needle at the timeof suturing.

SPONGE HOLDER
For holding sponge or a Gauze piece for painting
the area before operation.

THUMB FORCEPS
Used for grasping, holding or manipulating body tissue.

Scissors
Straight
Straight scissors are used
for cutting suture.
Curved
used for cutting heavy tissue .

CORD TIE
used to tie off an umbilical cord when separating the baby
from the placenta.

GLOVES
Gloves help keep your hands clean and lessen your chance of
getting germs that can make you sick.

CATGUT
used for surgical ligatures and sutures.

XYLOCAINE LOADED
SYRINGES
Used to numb an area of your body to help reduce pain or
discomfort caused by invasive medical procedures such as
surgery, needle punctures, or insertion of a catheter or
breathing tube.

URINARY CATHETER
To empty the bladder in retention of urine.
Used to empty the bladder before or after surgery and to help
perform certain tests.

RETRACTOR
Inspection for suspected rupture of
membranes.

NEWBORN CARE CORNER
 Radiant warmer
 Neonatal Ambu bag
 Mucus extractor
 Infant tray with clean cloth
 Oxygen cylinder
 Nasal catheter
 Laryngoscope
 Pediatric stethoscope

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