Effective labour delivery room space configuration for Malaysian hospitals
The planning and design of Labour Delivery Room (LDR) in the Malaysian hospitals ranged from simple utilitarian spaces of public hospitals to a 4-5 star spaces in private facilities. Although the area may differ from one design to another in conforming to certain acceptable standards or norms, the...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/10749/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/10749/1/294-295.pdf |
| Summary: | The planning and design of Labour Delivery Room (LDR) in the Malaysian hospitals ranged from
simple utilitarian spaces of public hospitals to a 4-5 star spaces in private facilities. Although the area
may differ from one design to another in conforming to certain acceptable standards or norms, the space
configuration of these rooms remained an enigma to its effectiveness and the grid system chosen to fit in
the repetitive module. The study is therefore conducted on selected hospitals with the LDR, and of
various space configurations, so as to obtain the critical dimension required to perform safe normal
delivery effectively. As a qualitative research, the data will be obtained through literature review, planned
and unplanned observation, structured and random interview as well as re-measurement of the
rooms/spaces as bases of measurement. The significance of the finding was to ascertain the critical
dimension required to perform the main function of the space as labour and delivery area apart from other
findings of importance for the well being of the users. |
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