Second stage of labor beyond 4 h in nulliparous patients with epidural analgesia: implications and outcomes—a retrospective cohort
Most patients achieve vaginal delivery even after a duration of > 4 h. However, it is associated with increased risks of neonatal birth trauma and failed VE.
Authors
- Gil Shechter‐Maor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8526-2143)
- Michal Kovo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5443-5670)
- Tal Biron‐Shental (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4665-7051)
- Hanoch Schreiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5224-0813)
- Gal Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7944-0532)
- Hila Shalev‐Ram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8263-7026)
- Chen Key‐Segal
Institutions
- Tel Aviv University (IL)
- Meir Medical Center (IL)
- Assaf Harofeh Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2025-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08141-0
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy-related medical research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Tel Aviv University