Reassessing the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor in Relation to Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity
Grantz KL, Sundaram R, Ma L, Hinkle S, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Reddy UM. Reassessing the Duration of the Second Stage of Labor in Relation to Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2018, 131: 345-353. PMID: 29324600, PMCID: PMC5785437, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002431.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpontaneous vaginal birthSecond stage durationVaginal birthNulliparous womenNeonatal complicationsNeonatal morbidityCesarean deliveryFetal heart rate tracingsFirst half hourPrior cesarean deliverySpontaneous vaginal deliveryWeeks of gestationHeart rate tracingsVertex birthsRetrospective cohortMultiparous womenSerious complicationsSerious morbidityVaginal deliveryMorbidityHalf hourLikelihood of birthComplicationsWomenBirth