In multiparous women, sho labor is defined as a rate of cervical dilatation of: (A) 3cm/hr, (B) 5cm/hr, (C) 8cm/hr, (D) 10cm/hr
Answer is D. Sho labors were defined as a rate of cervical dilatation of 5 cm/hr or faster for nulliparas and 10cm/hr for multiparas. Such sho labors were more common in multiparas who typically had contractions at intervals less than 2 minutes and were associated with placental abruption, meconium, postpaum hemorrhage, cocaine abuse, and low Apgar scores.Precipitous labor terminates in the expulsion of the fetus in < 3 hours.Ref: William&;s obstetrics; 24th edition; Chapter: 23