Uterine inertia

...As shown in the table, there are many types of abnormal births, but for those listed in separate sections, please refer to those sections.
[Weak labor pain uterine inertia]
This refers to a delay in the progress of labor due to weak labor pains (uterine contractions). If this occurs from the beginning, it is called primary weak labor pains, and if it occurs halfway through, it is called secondary weak labor pains. If there is no other reason for delaying labor other than labor pains, uterine contractions are administered to strengthen the labor pains.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "uterine inertia" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…表のように異常分娩には非常にたくさんの種類があるが，別項に記載のあるものはその項を参照されたい。
［微弱陣痛uterine inertia］
　陣痛(子宮収縮)が弱いために，分娩の進行が遅れるものをいい，最初からのものを原発性微弱陣痛，途中からのものを続発性微弱陣痛という。陣痛以外に分娩を遅らせる原因がない場合は，子宮収縮剤を投与して陣痛を強くする。…

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