The document provides information about partographs including their definition, history, principles of use, and methods of recording information. It discusses how partographs can provide a single graphical record of key details during labor like cervical dilation, fetal position, and maternal/fetal conditions. Examples are given showing how to record data at regular intervals on a partograph form to monitor the progress of three different laboring women. The examples illustrate plotting cervical dilation, fetal heart rate, contractions and other maternal vitals over time to identify any deviations from normal labor.