Obstetrics and Gynecology - A.M. Gromova 2000

Uterine Contractile Dysfunction
Classification of Labor Abnormalities

Depending on the time of onset and clinical manifestations, labor abnormalities are classified into the following types:

1. Pathological Preliminary Phase.

2. Uterine inertia (weakness of labor):

a) primary;

b) secondary.

3. Precipitate or hypertonic labor.

4. Uncoordinated labor activity (discoordination, hypertonus of the lower uterine segment, circulatory dystonia, and uterine tetanus).



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