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Women presenting at term with strong, regular, distressing contractions who were not established in labour (cervix < 3cm dilated) and who did not become established in labour within 12 hours were described as having 'spurious labour'. Compared with controls they were more likely to be primigravidae ( P < 0.05). Compared with other primigravidae meconium staining of the amniotic fluid was more common ( P < 0@01) and forceps delivery was more common ( P < 0.05). Caesarean section and low Apgar scores were no more common than in controls. O'Driscoll K . , Foley M. and Macdonald D. (1984) Active management of labor as an alternative to cesarean section for dystocia. Obstetrics and Gyneco-Phillpot R. H. and Castle W. M. (1972) Cervicographs in the management of labor in primigravidae. 1. The alert line for detecting abnormal labour. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Commonwealth 79,592-598.

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