A. PROBLEMS WITH THE PASSAGEWAY & POWERS
Risk Factors of Abnormal Labor
CAUSES OF OBSTRUCTED LABOR
SIGNS OF OBSTRUCTED LABOR BY:
MANAGEMENT OF OBSTRUCTED LABOR
Two. ABNORMAL LABOR PATTERNS
B. PROLONGED ACTIVE PHASE
Types of Protraction Disorders.
D. PROLONGED SECOND STAGE OR PROLONGED EXPULSIVE STAGE
PROLONGED LABOR IS DUE TO ABNORMALITY IN ANY OF THE THREE "PS":
Two. Abnormalities of Passageway
Three. Fetal Dystocia - Abnormalities of Passenger
DIAGNOSIS OF ABNORMAL LABOR
Four. Clinical Pelvimetry - useful in assessing if the pelvis is adequate, borderline or contracted
TYPES OF UTERINE DYSFUNCTION
Two. Hypertonic Uterine Contraction
Seven. PRECIPITATE LABOR AND DELIVERY
Pathologic Retraction Ring
Bandl's Pathologic Retraction Ring
Ten. Inadequate Voluntary Expulsive Forces
Eleven. Uterine Inversion