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Labor and Delivery Complication

MedGen UID:
82846
Concept ID:
C0269815
Pathologic Function

Definition

The occurrence of a pregnancy complication during childbirth, which includes both labor (the process of childbirth) and delivery (the birth itself). [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Obstet Gynecol 2019 Feb;133(2):e110-e127. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003078. PMID: 30681543
Committee on Practice Bulletins-Obstetrics
Obstet Gynecol 2018 Jan;131(1):e1-e14. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002455. PMID: 29266075
Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug;114(2 Pt 1):386-397. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181b48ef5. PMID: 19623003

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Kissler K, Hurt KJ
Reprod Sci 2023 Mar;30(3):729-742. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s43032-022-01018-6. PMID: 35817950Free PMC Article
Cohen WR, Friedman EA
J Perinat Med 2021 Mar 26;49(3):241-253. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0256. PMID: 33068385
Abalos E, Oladapo OT, Chamillard M, Díaz V, Pasquale J, Bonet M, Souza JP, Gülmezoglu AM
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2018 Apr;223:123-132. Epub 2018 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.02.026. PMID: 29518643Free PMC Article
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (College); Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Caughey AB, Cahill AG, Guise JM, Rouse DJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014 Mar;210(3):179-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.026. PMID: 24565430
Obstet Gynecol 2014 Mar;123(3):693-711. doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000444441.04111.1d. PMID: 24553167

Diagnosis

Schmidt PC, Fenner DE
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2024 Mar;230(3S):S1005-S1013. Epub 2023 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.07.005. PMID: 37427859
Rosen H, Yogev Y
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2023 May;228(5S):S1209-S1221. Epub 2023 Mar 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.09.003. PMID: 37164494
Kissler K, Hurt KJ
Reprod Sci 2023 Mar;30(3):729-742. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s43032-022-01018-6. PMID: 35817950Free PMC Article
Cohen WR, Friedman EA
J Perinat Med 2021 Mar 26;49(3):241-253. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0256. PMID: 33068385
Jain V, Bos H, Bujold E
J Obstet Gynaecol Can 2020 Jul;42(7):906-917.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2019.07.019. PMID: 32591150

Therapy

Kissler K, Hurt KJ
Reprod Sci 2023 Mar;30(3):729-742. Epub 2022 Jul 11 doi: 10.1007/s43032-022-01018-6. PMID: 35817950Free PMC Article
Giouleka S, Tsakiridis I, Kalogiannidis I, Mamopoulos A, Tentas I, Athanasiadis A, Dagklis T
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2022 Nov;77(11):665-682. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001061. PMID: 36345105
Tanvisut R, Traisrisilp K, Tongsong T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2018 May;297(5):1145-1150. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00404-018-4700-1. PMID: 29397442
Aasheim V, Nilsen ABV, Reinar LM, Lukasse M
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jun 13;6(6):CD006672. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006672.pub3. PMID: 28608597Free PMC Article
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (College); Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Caughey AB, Cahill AG, Guise JM, Rouse DJ
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2014 Mar;210(3):179-93. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2014.01.026. PMID: 24565430

Prognosis

Amikam U, Hiersch L, Barrett J, Melamed N
Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2022 Mar;79:55-69. Epub 2021 Nov 11 doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2021.10.001. PMID: 34844886
Cohen WR, Friedman EA
J Perinat Med 2021 Mar 26;49(3):241-253. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0256. PMID: 33068385
Dencker A, Nilsson C, Begley C, Jangsten E, Mollberg M, Patel H, Wigert H, Hessman E, Sjöblom H, Sparud-Lundin C
Women Birth 2019 Apr;32(2):99-111. Epub 2018 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.07.004. PMID: 30115515
Gregory KD, Jackson S, Korst L, Fridman M
Am J Perinatol 2012 Jan;29(1):7-18. Epub 2011 Aug 10 doi: 10.1055/s-0031-1285829. PMID: 21833896
Campbell DM
Baillieres Clin Obstet Gynaecol 1990 Mar;4(1):109-27. doi: 10.1016/s0950-3552(05)80215-9. PMID: 2205426

Clinical prediction guides

Giouleka S, Tsakiridis I, Kalogiannidis I, Mamopoulos A, Tentas I, Athanasiadis A, Dagklis T
Obstet Gynecol Surv 2022 Nov;77(11):665-682. doi: 10.1097/OGX.0000000000001061. PMID: 36345105
Cohen WR, Friedman EA
J Perinat Med 2021 Mar 26;49(3):241-253. Epub 2020 Oct 19 doi: 10.1515/jpm-2020-0256. PMID: 33068385
Abalos E, Oladapo OT, Chamillard M, Díaz V, Pasquale J, Bonet M, Souza JP, Gülmezoglu AM
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2018 Apr;223:123-132. Epub 2018 Feb 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2018.02.026. PMID: 29518643Free PMC Article
Tanvisut R, Traisrisilp K, Tongsong T
Arch Gynecol Obstet 2018 May;297(5):1145-1150. Epub 2018 Feb 3 doi: 10.1007/s00404-018-4700-1. PMID: 29397442
Bohren MA, Hofmeyr GJ, Sakala C, Fukuzawa RK, Cuthbert A
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2017 Jul 6;7(7):CD003766. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003766.pub6. PMID: 28681500Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Malaza N, Masete M, Adam S, Dias S, Nyawo T, Pheiffer C
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 Aug 31;19(17) doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710846. PMID: 36078559Free PMC Article
Ye W, Luo C, Huang J, Li C, Liu Z, Liu F
BMJ 2022 May 25;377:e067946. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-067946. PMID: 35613728Free PMC Article
Gerchow L, Burka LR, Miner S, Squires A
Patient Educ Couns 2021 Mar;104(3):534-553. Epub 2020 Sep 18 doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2020.09.017. PMID: 32994104Free PMC Article
Tabatabaeichehr M, Mortazavi H
Ethiop J Health Sci 2020 May;30(3):449-458. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v30i3.16. PMID: 32874088Free PMC Article
Zhang XJ, Song Y, Jiang T, Ding N, Shi TY
Medicine (Baltimore) 2020 Jun 26;99(26):e20992. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000020992. PMID: 32590814Free PMC Article

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