Secondary arrest is defined: (A) Secondary arrest of dilatation by more than 2 hours in nullipara, (B) Latent phase is more than 14 hours in multipara, (C) Arrest in descent for more than 1 hour in Nullipara, (D) None of the above
Answer is D. Second stage arrest



 
Without Epidural
With Epidural


Nulliparous
3 hours
4 hours


Multiparous
2 hours
3 hours



Management

Second stage arrest is synonymous to obstructed labor and should be managed by doing cesarean section.
Moulding of fetal head and caput formation begins in second stage arrest.