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Unit 3

Obstructed labor

Definition of Obstructed labor

Is absence of progress of labor in the presence of strong uterine

contractions.

ABSENCE OF PROGRESS

Failure of the cervix to dilate, Failure of the presenting part of the

Fetus to descend the birth canal

Educational Video about Obstructed Labor:

https://youtu.be/kLrYl6e9BCM?t=63

ETIOLOGY

MATERNAL CONDITIONS

 Contracted pelvis or deformity of the pelvis

 Tumors of the uterus or ovary

 Fibromyomata of lower uterine segment

 Stenosis of cervix or vagina

 Congenital Septum of vagina

FETAL CONDITIONS

 Malposition of the fetus: Persistent posterior position of the

occiput (very common), Deep transverse arrest of the fetal head

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