Table 5 Maximum time allowed until the end of the second stage of labor
From: Variability of clinical practice in the care of the second stage of labor among midwives in Spain
When a woman with no pathology enters the second stage of labor and there are no alterations in the fetal registry and her condition is normal. What is the maximum time you would give to FINISH the second stage of labor? | |||||||||
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Type of pregnant woman | Up to 1 h | Up to 1 h and 30 min | Up to 2 h | Up to 2 h and 30 min | Up to 3 h | Up to 3 h and 30 min | Up to 4 h | Up to 5 h | Unlimited |
Nulliparous without epidural | 8 (2.6) | 6 (2.0) | 33 (10.8) | 33 (10.8) | 111 (36.4) | 16 (5.2) | 81 (26.6) | 6 (2.0) | 11 (3.6) |
Nulliparous with epidural | 6 (2.0) | 4 (1.3) | 12 (3.9) | 36 (11.8) | 36 (11.8) | 16 (5.2) | 173 (56.7) | 18 (5.9) | 4 (1.3) |
Multiparous without epidural | 22 (7.2) | 9 (3.0) | 92 (30.2) | 46 (15.1) | 60 (19.7) | 17 (5.6) | 44 (14.4) | 4 (1.3) | 11 (3.6) |
Multiparous with epidural | 10 (3.3) | 5 (1.6) | 37 (12.1) | 38 (12.5) | 115 (37.7) | 23 (7.5) | 67 (22.0) | 8 (2.6) | 2 (0.7) |
Pregnant with previous cesarean section | 17 (5.6) | 30 (9.8) | 49 (16.1) | 35 (11.5) | 68 (22.3) | 20 (6.6) | 75 (24.6) | 5 (1.6) | 6 (2.0) |