The second stage of labor

Management of the second stage of labor.

The second stage of labor is regarded as the climax of the birth by the delivering woman, her partner, and the care provider. International health policy and programming have placed emphasis on the first stage of labor, including appropriate use of the partogram and identification of hypertension or sepsis, and have also focused on the third stage of labor with active management (AMTSL). More r...

Shortening the second stage of labor?

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the benefits and risks of using uterine fundal pressure in shortening the second stage of labor and on the obstetrical outcome. MATERIAL AND METHODS A pilot study comprising 209 primigravidae between 37 and 40 gestational weeks with singleton fetus in cephalic presentation admitted to the delivery suite were considered and were randomly allocated into two groups: I (n=10...

Prolongation of the Third Stage of Labor

گرچه جفت باقی مانده بک علت مهم خونریزی بعد از زایمان می باشد ، اما درباره خروج دستی جفت که برای پیشگیری از خونریزی بکار برده می شود اتفاق نظری وجود ندارد . 

The management of the second stage of labor.

OBJECTIVE To review obstetric practice in a single maternity hospital with respect to the assisted vaginal delivery rate. METHOD A retrospective analysis of the hospital statistics, labor ward records, casenotes and management protocols with respect to the second stage of labor was performed in a single maternity unit in the UK; the study included 43352 women who delivered a baby between the ...

Comparing the effect of active and expectant managements of the second stage of labor on perineal status