Dystocia

external

• Synonyms

  • Prolonged labor
  • Obstructed labour

• Causes

  • Abnormal fetal presentation
  • Cephalopelvic disproportion0.5%
  • Uterine inertia
  • Uterine rupture
  • Overdue pregnancy
  • Fetal macrosomia
  • Uterine fibroid
  • Ovarian cyst

• Effects

  • Fetal stress
  • Neonatal respiratory distress
  • Brachial plexus lesion
  • Maternal Risk
  • Miscarriage
  • Vesico-vaginal fistula

• Parents

  • Complication of childbirth

• Children

  • Shoulder dystocia

• Treatments

  • Vasopressin analogue
  • Assisted delivery
  • Caesarian section

• Description

  • "Incidence 5% Associations: - Primigravida - Multiple birth "