Emily Malloy

"Labor dystocia, dysfunctional labor, failure to progress, arrest of labor, arrested descent- all these terms refer to slow or no progress in labor, which is one of the most vexing, complex, and unpredictable complications of labor. Labor dystocia is the most common medical indication for primary cesarean sections (Neal et al., 2015). Some have suggested that the use of the term "dystocia" be abandoned in favor of more precise definitions since one...