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Labor Complication

MedGen UID:
44046
•Concept ID:
C0022865
•
Pathologic Function
Synonyms: Complication, Labor; Complication, Obstetric Labor; Complications, Labor; Complications, Obstetric Labor; Labor Complication, Obstetric; Labor Complications; Labor Complications, Obstetric; Obstetric Labor Complication; Obstetric Labor Complications

Definition

Any unintended event during the labor process that makes delivery more difficult. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of clinical chorioamnionitis: an evidence-based approach.
Conde-Agudelo A, Romero R, Jung EJ, Garcia Sánchez ÁJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2020 Dec;223(6):848-869. Epub 2020 Sep 29 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.044. PMID: 33007269Free PMC Article
Practice Bulletin No. 183: Postpartum Hemorrhage.
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2017 Oct;130(4):e168-e186. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002351. PMID: 28937571
Practice Bulletin No. 171: Management of Preterm Labor.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Committee on Practice Bulletins—Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2016 Oct;128(4):e155-64. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001711. PMID: 27661654

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Impact of peripartum antibiotics on wound complications in women with obstetric anal sphincter injury.
Propst K, Yao M, Hickman LC
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023 May;161(2):491-498. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14530. PMID: 36306399
Clinical characteristics of uterine rupture without previous Cesarean section: A 25-year retrospective study.
Zhao P, Su C, Wang C, Xu J, Bai X
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2021 Jun;47(6):2093-2098. Epub 2021 Mar 21 doi: 10.1111/jog.14761. PMID: 33749096
Causal mechanisms of postnatal depression among women in Gondar town, Ethiopia: application of a stress-process model with generalized structural equation modeling.
Dadi AF, Mwanri L, Woodman RJ, Azale T, Miller ER
Reprod Health 2020 May 7;17(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00912-z. PMID: 32381087Free PMC Article
Cesarean Delivery in Adolescents.
Katz Eriksen JL, Melamed A, Clapp MA, Little SE, Zera C
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2016 Oct;29(5):443-447. Epub 2016 Feb 1 doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2016.01.123. PMID: 26836505
Nephrolithiasis during pregnancy: characteristics, complications, and pregnancy outcome.
Rosenberg E, Sergienko R, Abu-Ghanem S, Wiznitzer A, Romanowsky I, Neulander EZ, Sheiner E
World J Urol 2011 Dec;29(6):743-7. Epub 2011 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00345-011-0719-7. PMID: 21691721

Therapy

Impact of peripartum antibiotics on wound complications in women with obstetric anal sphincter injury.
Propst K, Yao M, Hickman LC
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2023 May;161(2):491-498. Epub 2022 Nov 11 doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14530. PMID: 36306399
Frozen-thawed embryo transfer is an independent risk factor for third stage of labor complications.
Wertheimer A, Hochberg A, Krispin E, Sapir O, Ben-Haroush A, Altman E, Schohat T, Shufaro Y
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2021 Aug;304(2):531-537. Epub 2021 Jan 4 doi: 10.1007/s00404-020-05935-2. PMID: 33398506
Impact of clinical practice guidelines for vacuum-assisted delivery on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Japan: A single-center observational study.
Egami N, Muta R, Anami A, Koga H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2021 Jan;47(1):167-173. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/jog.14448. PMID: 32851705
Does vacuum delivery carry a higher risk of shoulder dystocia? Review and meta-analysis of the literature.
Dall'Asta A, Ghi T, Pedrazzi G, Frusca T
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2016 Sep;204:62-8. Epub 2016 Aug 4 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2016.07.506. PMID: 27522245

Prognosis

Causal mechanisms of postnatal depression among women in Gondar town, Ethiopia: application of a stress-process model with generalized structural equation modeling.
Dadi AF, Mwanri L, Woodman RJ, Azale T, Miller ER
Reprod Health 2020 May 7;17(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00912-z. PMID: 32381087Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Impact of clinical practice guidelines for vacuum-assisted delivery on maternal and neonatal outcomes in Japan: A single-center observational study.
Egami N, Muta R, Anami A, Koga H
J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2021 Jan;47(1):167-173. Epub 2020 Aug 26 doi: 10.1111/jog.14448. PMID: 32851705
Causal mechanisms of postnatal depression among women in Gondar town, Ethiopia: application of a stress-process model with generalized structural equation modeling.
Dadi AF, Mwanri L, Woodman RJ, Azale T, Miller ER
Reprod Health 2020 May 7;17(1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12978-020-00912-z. PMID: 32381087Free PMC Article
Nephrolithiasis during pregnancy: characteristics, complications, and pregnancy outcome.
Rosenberg E, Sergienko R, Abu-Ghanem S, Wiznitzer A, Romanowsky I, Neulander EZ, Sheiner E
World J Urol 2011 Dec;29(6):743-7. Epub 2011 Jun 21 doi: 10.1007/s00345-011-0719-7. PMID: 21691721

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