Over a third of women of childbearing age in the United States are obese, and during
pregnancy they are at increased risk for delayed labor onset and slow labor progress that …

Introduction The prevalence of a prolonged latent phase of labor has been described as
ranging from 5% to 6.5% in previous research. The aim of this study was to describe the …

Importance One in 88 children in the United States is diagnosed as having autism spectrum
disorder. Significant interest centers on understanding the environmental factors that may …

Background Prolonged labour very often causes suffering from difficulties that may have
lifelong implications. This study aimed to explore the prevalence and treatment of prolonged …

The use of synthetic oxytocin (OT) to induce and/or augment labor and delivery is on the
rise. Maternal exposure to OT during birth may have adverse effects on the infant's …

OBJECTIVE: To examine the effects and safety of high-dose (compared with low-dose)
oxytocin regimen for labor augmentation on perinatal outcomes. METHODS: Data from the …

BACKGROUND It is commonly believed today that safety was the primary impetus behind
moving births into the hospital more than 100 years ago. Indeed, there has been a …

Background Dystocia is a common obstetric complication among nulliparous women, which
requires medical intervention and carries the risk of negative maternal and neonatal …

Problem Delayed labour progress is common in nulliparous women, often leading to
caesarean section despite augmentation of labour with synthetic oxytocin. Background High …

Introduction Obese primiparous women with induction of labor are at high risk for a cesarean
section. There are contradictory results regarding time in induced labor in relation to …