The effects of a changed second stage of labor duration on the maternal and neonatal outcomes / 重庆医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the influence of the different second stage of labor duration on the maternal and neo‐natal outcomes .Methods Data were retrospectively analyzed from 201 nulliparous women delivering a singleton infant in cephalic presentation without labor analgesia hospitalized in our hospital between January 2012 and May 2015 ,whose second stage pro‐gressed beyond 2 hours .They were divided into observation group and control group according to different second stage of labor du‐ration ,and cases with a second stage of labor duration of three hours were in the observation group (163 cases) ,and those within two hours were in the control group (38 cases) .Results Whether the limit of the second stage of labor duration of 2 hours ,or 3 hours ,the risk of postpartum hemorrhage ,postpartum fever ,urinary retention and neonatal asphyxia ,admission to the neonatology department in two groups were not significantly different(P>0 .05) .However ,there was significance difference in the rate of soft birth canal laceration(72 cases in the observation group) ,poor wound healing (0 case in the observation group and 3 cases in the control group ,P<0 .05) .Conclusion a second stage of labor duration of 3 hours could reduce the rate of cesarean section ,and with no increase in severe adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes .