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Abnormal or difficult child birth or labour.<\/p>\n

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Any abnormality of the normal process of birth.<\/p>\n

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Medical term for difficult (sometimes impossible) labor, when labor fails to progress. It may occur when a mother is overtired or her internal organs are shaped abnormally and is often an indication for assistance, including forceps delivery, vacuum extraction, or cesarean section.<\/p>\n

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Difficult labor, due to unusually large fetus, abnormal position of the fetus, contracted or obstructed birth canal, or other factor.<\/p>\n

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Difficult childbirth due to large fetal size, small pelvic outlet, or malpositioning of the fetus, such as breech presentation.<\/p>\n

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Difficult birth, caused by abnormalities in the fetus or the mother. The most common causes of fetal dystocia are excessive size or ‘malpresentation of the baby. Maternal dystocia may result if the pelvis is abnormally small, the womb muscles fail to contract, or the neck of the womb fails to expand. If the cause of dystocia cannot be eliminated, it may be necessary to deliver the baby by cesarean section or to operate in such a way that it can be removed with the minimum possible risk to the mother.<\/p>\n

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Slow or painful birth of a child. This may occur because the baby is large and\/or the mother\u2019s pelvis is too small or wrongly shaped for the baby to pass through easily. Abnormal presentation of the baby is another cause.<\/p>\n

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Difficult labor. It may be produced by either the size of the fetus or the small size of the pelvic outlet.<\/p>\n

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Insufficient advancement during the labor process, either due to the cervix reaching a dilation plateau, where further expansion is impeded, or, in cases of complete dilation, the baby’s head failing to descend through the maternal pelvis.<\/p>\n

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Dystocia refers to challenging or abnormal labor. It can arise when the baby is exceptionally large or when the mother’s pelvis is unusually shaped or too small for the baby to pass through smoothly.<\/p>\n

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