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Dystocia
Medical Definition: | Difficult childbirth or labor. |
Guide Notes: | difficult childbirth |
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Uterine Inertia - Failure of the uterus to contract with normal strength and duration and at normal intervals during labor. It is also called uterine atony. |
Dystocia Medical Definitions and Terms
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