Labor and Delivery Complications WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Labor and Delivery Complications
In most cases, labor and delivery occur without any problems. Serious problems are relatively rare, and most can be anticipated and treated effectively. However, problems sometimes develop suddenly and unexpectedly. Regular visits to a doctor or certified midwife during pregnancy make anticipation of problems possible and improve the chances of having a healthy baby and safe delivery.1
Fast Facts:
- On average, cervical dilation progresses at a rate of 1 cm per hour in first-time mothers and 1.2 cm per hour in experienced mothers.2
- A small percentage of women, mostly first-time mothers, may experience a labor that lasts too long, sometimes called "failure to progress."3
- Infant deaths are only around 1% in modernized countries.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Merck Manuals: Introduction
- ↑ eMedicine: Complications
- ↑ WebMD: Understanding Labor And Delivery Complications - The Basics
- ↑ Wikipedia: Complications And Risks Of Birth
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- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Labor and Delivery Complication, Delivery and Labor Complications, Delivery and Labor Complication, Delivery and Labor Problems, Labor and delivery problems, Labor and delivery problem
- Last update: Dec. 8, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
