Contemporary second stage labor patterns in Taiwanese women with normal neonatal outcomes

Abstract

Modern Taiwanese women who achieved vaginal delivery without adverse neonatal outcomes experienced longer second stage labors than women 25 years ago. The 95th percentile thresholds differed between nulliparous and multiparous women with and without epidural analgesia.

Determinant of Prolonged Second Stage Labor Among Mothers Who Give Birth in Dire Dawa City at Public Institution, Eastern, Ethiopia, Nov, 2021

“…In this study parity was signi cantly assoccitated with prolong second stage of labor.mothers were who are nulliparous were 2.6 times more likely to have prolonged second stage of labor than those participants perform multiparas AOR= 2.6 (1.6 -4.2). this study in line with study conducted in Taiwan that explain nulliparious mothers were more likelly to have aprolonged second stage of labor than multiparious mothers (24,25). Another study also conduct in Indonosia suport the curent nding showed that mothers with parity at risk had a 1.9 times chance of experiencing prolonged labor (26).…”

“…And another study supported the current nding that is showed there is an association between Physical activity during pregnancy and prolonged second stage of labor. Those who had physical activity had shorter duration of second stage of labor (23,24).…”

“…Consistently ndings from previous study revealed as birth weight was one of the risk factors for a longer pushing phase. (24,27) Although no other studies have been found that had reported to oppose the association of Physical exercise, Parity, Uterine contraction and weight of baby with prolong second stage labor during literature search.…”