title: Abnormalities of the first and second stages of labor.
abstract: Abnormalities of the first and second stages of labor refer for the most part to abnormal progression of labor. This article discusses the risk factors, diagnoses, management options, and outcomes of the various categories of labor abnormalities, and provides an evidence-based approach where one exists. The article concentrates on the term, healthy woman carrying a singleton, vertex, normally grown fetus with no anomalies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, 834 Chestnut Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
authors.forename: Amen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ness
authors.forename: Jay
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Berghella
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric; D004420:Dystocia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007747:Labor Stage, First; D007748:Labor Stage, Second; D011247:Pregnancy