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  2. Prolonged labor - Wikipedia

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    Prolonged labor is the inability of a woman to proceed with childbirth upon going into labor. [1] Prolonged labor typically lasts over 20 hours for first time mothers, and over 14 hours for women that have already had children. [1] Failure to progress can take place during two different phases; the latent phase and active phase of labor. [1]

  3. Obstructed labour - Wikipedia

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    Younger mothers are also at more risk for obstructed labor due to growth of the pelvis not being completed. [11] Problems with the birth canal include a narrow vagina and perineum which may be due to female genital mutilation or tumors. [2] All of these factors lead to a failure in the progress of labor.

  4. Cephalopelvic disproportion - Wikipedia

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    2. Failure to Progress: Lack of dilation or descent of the baby despite strong contractions. 3. Severe Pain: Intense pain that is disproportionate to normal labor pain. 4. Fetal Distress: Signs like abnormal heart rate patterns detected via fetal monitoring. 5. Maternal Exhaustion: Extreme fatigue in the mother due to prolonged labor. 6.

  5. Childbirth - Wikipedia

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    Dystocia of labour, also called "dysfunctional labour" or "failure to progress", is difficult labour or abnormally slow progress of labour, involving progressive cervical dilatation or lack of descent of the fetus. Friedman's Curve, developed in 1955, was for many years used to determine labour dystocia.

  6. List of ICD-9 codes 630–679: complications of pregnancy ...

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    This is a shortened version of the eleventh chapter of the ICD-9: Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium. It covers ICD codes 630 to 679. The full chapter can be found on pages 355 to 378 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  7. ICD-10 - Wikipedia

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    ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]

  8. Vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    Failure to progress occurs when the labor process slows or stops entirely, indicated by slowed cervical dilation. [3] Factors that place a woman's pregnancy at higher risk include advanced maternal age, Premature Rupture of Membranes and induction of labor. [17] Pitocin, a synthetic version of oxytocin, is often administered to induce labour.

  9. Pre-labor - Wikipedia

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    Pre-labor consists of the early signs before labor starts. It is the body's preparation for real labor. Prodromal labor has been misnamed as “false labor." Prodromal labor begins much as traditional labor but does not progress to the birth of the baby. Not everyone feels this stage of labor, though it does always occur.