Maternal and perinatal outcomes of prolonged second stage of labour: a historical cohort study of over 51,000 women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prolonged second stage of labour has been associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. The maximum length of the second stage from full dilatation to birth of the baby remains controversial. Our aim was to determine whether extending second stage of labour was associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using routinely collected hospital data from 51592 births in Aberdeen Maternity Hospital between 2000 and 2016. The hospital followed the local guidance of allowing second stage of labour to extend by an hour compared to national guidelines since 2008 (nulliparous and parous). The increasing duration of second stage of labour was the exposure. Baseline characteristics, maternal and perinata

SUBMITTER: Young C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288707 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature