PROLONGED LABOR

24 October 1953

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA

Vol. 153 (8) , 695-699
https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1953.02940250001001

Abstract

The proper management of a long labor is one of the most difficult problems in obstetric practice. Long labor should be prevented if possible, but if prolonged labor does develop the physician should know how to provide the maximum safety for the mother and for the infant. He should be aware of the indications for, and the dangers of, operative intervention. The purpose of this study is to evaluate clinically 158 cases of prolonged labor that occurred at Grady Memorial Hospital. The conditions found to be significant in these labors are discussed in their relationship to (1) the etiology, (2) the course of labor, (3) the indications for treatment, (4) the results for the infant, and (5) the type of labor to be expected if a later pregnancy occurs. For the cases reported here, the onset of labor is defined as the time at which the uterine contractions become painful

Keywords

LABOR

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