Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology
5 years ago

Is a prolonged second stage of labor too long?

Simcha Yagel, Michal Lipschuetz, Sarah M. Cohen
Professional guidelines define the second stage of labor as ‘prolonged’ at three hours for primiparous women with an epidural and two hours without, and at two hours for parous women with an epidural and one hour without(1). NICE guidelines from the UK define second stage length similarly, but take into consideration passive time at full cervical dilation and the time in active pushing(2).

Publisher URL: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/resolve/doi

DOI: 10.1002/uog.17563

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