Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Case 46 A 40-Year-Old at 41 Weeks with a Closed Cervix after 12 Hours of Induction
- Case 47 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Regular Contractions and Minimal Cervical Change
- Case 48 A 35-Year-Old at 40 Weeks with Ruptured Membranes and Arrest of Cervical Dilation at 7 cm for 3 Hours
- Case 49 A 30-Year-Old at 36 Weeks’ Gestation with Breech Presentation
- Case 50 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Brow Presentation at 9 cm Dilation
- Case 51 A 30-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Fever in Labor
- Case 52 A 20-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Persistent Occiput Posterior Presentation, Arrest of Descent, and Worsening Fetal Heart Rate Tracing
- Case 53 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with a Cesarean Delivery after a Failed Vacuum
- Case 54 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with Broad Ligament Extension during Cesarean Delivery
- Case 55 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with Urine Noted in Operative Field during Repeat Cesarean
- Case 56 A 20-Year-Old with a Fourth-Degree Perineal Laceration
- Case 57 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Abdominal Pain, Vaginal Bleeding, and Worsening Fetal Heart Rate Tracing during TOLAC
- Case 58 A 40-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Becomes Unresponsive during the Second Stage of Labor
- Case 59 A 45-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Presents in Ventricular Fibrillation Undergoing CPR
- Case 60 A 35-Year-Old with a Vaginal Mass and Hemorrhage Immediately after Delivery
- Case 61 A 30-Year-Old with an Undelivered Placenta 30 Minutes Following Delivery
- Case 62 A 30-Year-Old at 38 Weeks’ Gestation with “Turtle Sign” Noted at Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Case 48 - A 35-Year-Old at 40 Weeks with Ruptured Membranes and Arrest of Cervical Dilation at 7 cm for 3 Hours
from Section 6 - Intrapartum/Delivery
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 April 2025
Book contents
- Pregnancy Complications
- Pregnancy Complications
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Note from the Editor-in-Chief
- Normal Laboratory Values (Conventional Units) []
- Section 1 Antepartum (Early Pregnancy)
- Section 2 Antepartum (Mid-trimester)
- Section 3 Antepartum (Late Pregnancy)
- Section 4 Antepartum (Medical Complications)
- Section 5 Antepartum (Infectious Complications)
- Section 6 Intrapartum/Delivery
- Case 46 A 40-Year-Old at 41 Weeks with a Closed Cervix after 12 Hours of Induction
- Case 47 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Presents with Regular Contractions and Minimal Cervical Change
- Case 48 A 35-Year-Old at 40 Weeks with Ruptured Membranes and Arrest of Cervical Dilation at 7 cm for 3 Hours
- Case 49 A 30-Year-Old at 36 Weeks’ Gestation with Breech Presentation
- Case 50 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Brow Presentation at 9 cm Dilation
- Case 51 A 30-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Fever in Labor
- Case 52 A 20-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Persistent Occiput Posterior Presentation, Arrest of Descent, and Worsening Fetal Heart Rate Tracing
- Case 53 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with a Cesarean Delivery after a Failed Vacuum
- Case 54 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with Broad Ligament Extension during Cesarean Delivery
- Case 55 A 25-Year-Old at 40 Weeks’ Gestation with Urine Noted in Operative Field during Repeat Cesarean
- Case 56 A 20-Year-Old with a Fourth-Degree Perineal Laceration
- Case 57 A 25-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation with Abdominal Pain, Vaginal Bleeding, and Worsening Fetal Heart Rate Tracing during TOLAC
- Case 58 A 40-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Becomes Unresponsive during the Second Stage of Labor
- Case 59 A 45-Year-Old at 39 Weeks’ Gestation Presents in Ventricular Fibrillation Undergoing CPR
- Case 60 A 35-Year-Old with a Vaginal Mass and Hemorrhage Immediately after Delivery
- Case 61 A 30-Year-Old with an Undelivered Placenta 30 Minutes Following Delivery
- Case 62 A 30-Year-Old at 38 Weeks’ Gestation with “Turtle Sign” Noted at Delivery
- Section 7 Postpartum
- Section 8 Fetal Complications
- Section 9 Placental Complications
- Section 10 Complications of the Cord, Amnion, and Gravid Uterus
- Section 11 Psychosocial Considerations
- Index
- References
Summary
This is a case of a 35-year-old gravida 1 para 0 at 39 weeks’ gestation who experienced a protracted active phase of the first stage of labor. The case reviews traditional definitions (based on the work of Friedman) and current Obstetrical Care Consensus guidelines related to the active phase of the first stage of labor. It includes discussion of the 5 Ps that can affect labor progress and interventions that have been shown to have a positive impact on the active phase. Slow but continued progress in the first stage of labor is not an indication for cesarean. To diagnose arrest of dilation in the active phase, the cervix must be ≥ 6 cm dilated with rupture of membranes and ≥ 4 hours of adequate contractions (≥ 200 MvU) or ≥ 6 hours of inadequate contractions.
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