355: Cervical dilation during latent labor and cesarean delivery for arrest of dilation in active labor

Effect of hyoscine butylbromide on cervical dilation during labor

Relationship between cervical dilation and time to delivery in women with preterm labor

BACKGROUND Early recognition of the signs and symptoms of preterm labor (PTL) is important in order to establish treatment. Our aim was to determine the relation between cervical dilatation and time interval from admission to delivery in women with preterm labor. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 83 singleton gestations admitted for preterm labor between 24 w...

Effect of continuous support during labor on duration of labor and rate of cesarean delivery.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of continuous support provided by midwives during labor on the duration of the different stages of labor and the rate of cesarean delivery. METHOD A randomized trial of 100 eligible nulliparous women who had not received education classes on childbirth. In the intervention group (n=50), continuous support during labor was provided; the control group (n=50) did...

Active management of labor: a meta-analysis of cesarean delivery rates for dystocia in nulliparas.

The objective of this article is to determine through meta-analysis of published literature whether active management of labor lowers the cesarean delivery rate for dystocia in nulliparas. Using MEDLINE and reference citations to 1966, 18 published reports in English on active management of labor were identified. Selection criteria for five selected studies included: tenets of active management...

Unengaged vertex in nulliparous women in active labor. A risk factor for cesarean delivery.

OBJECTIVE To compare the route of delivery among nulliparous parturients with and without an engaged vertex in the early, active phase of labor. METHODS Prospectively, the position of the fetal head was ascertained among nulliparous women at 37 weeks' gestation or more in early, active labor (cervical dilation > or = 4 cm with adequate contractions). Sixteen variables, including maternal demo...