Failure to progress or just normal? A constructivist grounded theory of physiological plateaus during childbirth

During childbirth, one of the most common diagnoses of pathology is ‘failure to progress’, frequently resulting in labour augmentation and intervention cascades. However, failure to progress is poorly defined and evidence suggests that some instances of slowing, stalling and pausing labour patterns may represent physiological plateaus.

Source: Women and Birth - October 20, 2023 Category: Midwifery Authors: Marina Weckend, Kylie McCullough, Christine Duffield, Sara Bayes, Clare Davison Tags: Original research Source Type: research