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Prolonged second stage of labour

Segundo período do trabalho de parto prolongado

Category

Definition

The fetus has not been delivered after the cervix has become fully dilated within 2 hours for a primipara, or 1 hour for a multipara. Presence of regional anaesthesia will add 1 hour.

Index Terms

Prolonged second stage of labourlong labour, second stagelong second stage of deliveryprolonged second stage of deliveryprolonged or protracted second stage of labour