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Impact of obesity and other risk factors on labor dystocia in term primiparous women: a case control study.

Tuija HautakangasOuti PalomäkiKaroliina EidstøHeini HuhtalaJukka Uotila
Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2018)
Labor dystocia is a multifactorial phenomenon in which the possibility to ameliorate the condition via medical treatment is limited. Hospital admission at an advanced stage of labor is recommended. Pre-pregnancy weight control in the population at reproductive age is essential, as a high BMI is strongly associated with labor dystocia.
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