Anomalies of labor

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Premature birth: why it happens and what are the risks?

Premature birth is defined as birth occurring after the 28th week and before the 39th week of pregnancy, and a fetus born with a weight of more than one kilogram and a length of more than 35 cm, which is considered viable, is considered premature.

Complicated labor: induction, cesarean section, twin births

Induced labor is a method of artificially inducing labor. Sometimes labor needs to start, but it doesn't happen on its own.

Pain relief in labor anomalies: approaches

The study showed that electroacupuncture for the treatment of labor weakness produces qualitatively different changes in uterine contractions than those seen with medication-induced labor. These changes facilitate a more rapid completion of labor without compromising the fetus's well-being.

Regulation of labor: approaches to anomalies

Currently, a number of highly effective domestic and foreign antispasmodics are available. However, of the countless different medications studied and used over the past few years, only a few can be recommended that have stood the test of widespread practice based on their effectiveness, safety for both mother and child, and ease of administration.

The fetus does not descend: reasons and management algorithm

Progressive movement of the fetal presenting part within the pelvic cavity (descent) is an important sign of normal labor. Descent typically begins at maximum cervical dilation and is easily observed during the deceleration phase and especially during the second stage of labor. In some women, descent is completely absent.

Prolonged deceleration phase: clinical guidelines

The prolonged deceleration phase is characterized by an increase in its duration in primiparous women by more than 3 hours, and in multiparous women by more than 1 hour. Under normal conditions, the average duration of the deceleration phase is 54 minutes in primiparous women and 14 minutes in multiparous women.

Secondary arrest of cervical dilation: management tactics

Secondary arrest of cervical dilation can be recorded when, during the period of maximum rise on the Friedman curve in the active phase of labor, dilation stops for 2 hours or more.

Prolonged active phase: causes and actions

A prolonged active phase of labor is characterized by slow cervical dilation. This dilation rate is less than 1.2 cm/hour in primiparous women and less than 1.5 cm/hour in women with multiple pregnancies.

Prolonged latent phase: how to recognize it

The latent phase is the time between the onset of labor and the onset of the active phase (the rise of the curve indicating cervical dilation). The average duration of the latent phase in first-time mothers is 8.6 hours, and in multiparous mothers, 5.3 hours.

Uterine tetany: contractions and risks

Spasmodic contractions are characterized by prolonged contractions of the uterine muscles. In uterine tetany, contractions follow one after another, with no pauses between them. As tetany progresses, the frequency of contractions increases (more than 5 contractions in 10 minutes), their intensity progressively decreases, and uterine hypertonicity rapidly increases due to incomplete relaxation.

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