The Labor Progress Handbook
Subtitle: Early Interventions to Prevent and Treat Dystocia
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Published: March 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 206
ISBN-13: 9780632052813
Subjects: Birthing methods; Gynaecology & obstetrics; Childbirth; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Gynecology & Obstetrics; Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health; Birth injuries; Complications; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Labor (Obstetrics); Pregnancy; Prevention
First sentence: Labor dystocia, dysfunctional labor, failure to progress - all these terms refer to slow or no progress in labor, which is one of the most vexing, complex and unpredictable complications of labor.