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Research Paper On Dystocia

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On the 25th of July 2015, I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, Kai Reign Sarlie. Although my baby was a blessing, I suffered from obstructed labour also known as Dystocia, and trust me, this wasn’t easy.

Dystocia, also known as obstructed labour or difficult birth, is when the baby does not exit the pelvis during childbirth due to being physically blocked even though the uterus is contracting normally. Dystocia is mainly caused by a large or abnormally positioned baby, problems with the birth canal or a small pelvis. The most common type of Dystocia is shoulder dystocia.
The treatment for Dystocia includes a cesarean section or vacuum extraction with possible surgical opening of the symphysis pubis. When dealing with Dystocia, the mother

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