Incidence, management and outcomes of prolonged second stage of labour in a rural setting in Malawi: a retrospective cohort study

Incidence, management and outcomes of prolonged second stage of labour in a rural setting in Malawi: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Prolonged second stage of labour may lead to maternal and perinatal complications. Options for clinical management are augmentation with oxytocin, instrumental vaginal birth or second-stage caesarean section. We aimed to describe incidence, management and outcome of prolonged sec...

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Main Authors: Wouter Bakker, Elisabeth van Dorp, Timothy Phiri, Misheck Kazembe, Alfred Nkotola, Jos van Roosmalen, Thomas van den Akker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-05-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Prolonged labour
Prolonged second stage
Vacuum extraction
Caesarean section
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07392-8
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