prolonged labour
This is the term for a long, difficult labour which does not progress to a vaginal birth after 18-24 hours.
pudendal block ...
Early versus delayed oxytocin augmentation in nulliparous women with prolonged labour--a randomised controlled trial.
BJOG, 116(4): 530-6. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...
(a narrow tube) is inserted and anesthesia is injected into the outer lining of the spinal cord (epidural space). For many women, it completely removes the pain of labour. The use of epidural anesthesia has been associated with prolonged labour and ...
 See also: Pregnancy, Pre-eclampsia, IVF, During pregnancy, Complications
  
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