When women give birth, they hope to have a natural delivery. However, many pregnant women may have difficulty giving birth due to various reasons, and ultimately have to choose a cesarean section. Factors such as fetal size, pelvic stenosis, and fetal malposition are the most common reasons for women's difficulty giving birth. So, how long is a vaginal delivery considered difficult delivery?
Whether a woman has difficulty giving birth is not measured by the length of the delivery time. As long as there are abnormalities during the delivery process that prevent the fetus from being delivered smoothly, it will be called difficult delivery. The current definition of difficult labor in medicine is that it is difficult for the fetus to give birth, and women are unable to give birth smoothly through normal means. Women often experience difficult childbirth due to weak uterine contractions and narrow pelvic cavity during childbirth.
Many women who have difficulty giving birth are caused by insufficient labor force. Labor force refers to the strength of uterine contractions during childbirth in women. If the strength is insufficient, the fetus and placenta cannot be delivered, leading to difficult labor. If there are abnormalities in the female birth canal, difficult childbirth may also occur, such as narrow birth canal.
Fetal position is very important during production. If the fetal position is not correct, such as exposing the buttocks first, it can cause difficult delivery. And sometimes there may be shoulder dystocia, where the fetal head is already out during delivery, but the shoulder is stuck. If the fetus is too large and exceeds the limit of the birth canal, it can also make it difficult for women to give birth.
