What Is Considered Failure To Progress?
Monday, May 30th, 2011 at
9:48 pm
Why are so many c sections done due to FTP? What if you aren’t having much cervical change but baby is doing perfectly fine?
I want to equip myself with knowledge in order to defend and avoid an UNnecessary c section due to "failure to progress."
And how does this relate to the baby "not dropping and or entering the pelvic cavity."
And lastly, can most of this be avoided by waiting for labor to occur spontaneously rather than being induced? And maybe labor at home as long as possible.
Thanks 
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pennypincher 
Some hospitals consider a labor lasting over 24 hours as failure to progress. I had a 33 hour labor with my fourth child. I had him at a birth center and got along fine. Look for the book, Natural Childbirth the Bradley Way. They address failure to progress in the book.
FTP= either your not dialating and or you have become fully dilated and effased but the baby wont drop they let you push no longer than 3 hours but after that if the baby hasnt dropped then c section it is as for dilation usually if you dont progress within 8 hours or maybe soon they suggest c section hope this helps
whether it is spontanious or not either way you can ftp when contraction are 5 mins apart that is when you are recomended to head to l&d