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Complications of Labor and Delivery
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Introduction to Complications of Labor and Delivery
Timing of Labor and Delivery
Fetal Presentation, Position, and Lie (Including Breech Presentation)
Variations in Fetal Position and Presentation
Occiput posterior position
Breech presentation
Other presentations
Intraamniotic Infection
Risk factors for intraamniotic infection
Complications of intraamniotic infection
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Shoulder Dystocia
Amniotic Fluid Embolism
Risk factors
Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Excessive Uterine Bleeding at Delivery
Causes
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prevention
Fetal Distress
Uterine Inversion
Multiple Births
Risks
Diagnosis
Treatment
Placenta Accreta
Risk factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
Postterm Pregnancy and Postmaturity
Prelabor Rupture of the Membranes (PROM)
Diagnosis
Treatment
If labor needs to be delayed
Preterm Labor
Diagnosis
Treatment
Umbilical Cord Prolapse
Overt prolapse
Occult prolapse
Uterine Rupture