During active labor, cervical dilatation per hour in primigravida is: March 2013: (A) 1 cm/hour, (B) 1.5 cm/hour, (C) 1.7 cm/hour, (D) 2 cm/hour
Answer is A. Ans. A i.e. 1 cm/ hour Dilatation of the cervix at the rate of 1 cm/hour in primigravidae and 1.5 cm/hour in multigravidae beyond 3 cm dilatation (active phase of labor) is considered satisfactory