ICD·index Chapters ENESDE
JB02.0 category

Primary uterine inertia

Definition

A condition affecting pregnant females characterised by insufficiently strong or inappropriately coordinated rhythmic activity of the myometrium during labour to efface and dilate the cervix.

Inclusions

  • Primary hypotonic uterine dysfunction
  • Primary inadequate contractions
  • Uterine inertia during latent phase of labour

Also indexed as

Failure of cervical dilatationPrimary hypotonic uterine dysfunctionPrimary inadequate contractionsPrimary uterine inertiaUterine inertia during latent phase of labourfailure of dilatation of cervix in labourhypotonic primary dysfunction of uterus complicating deliveryhypotonic primary functional disturbance of uterus complicating deliveryhypotonic uterine dysfunctionhypotonic uterine inertiaincomplete poor or slow dilatation of cervix complicating deliveryprimary dysfunctional labourprimary dystocia of cervixprimary hypotonic labourprimary hypotonic uterine inertiaprimary inertia of uterus during labourprolonged latent phase of labouruterine hypotonus

Nearby in Abnormalities of forces of labour