- Request received19/05/2025
- Checked & confirmed02/06/2025
- Fundraising02/06/2025
- Treatment provided04/07/2025
- Invoice paid07/07/2025
- Case closed04/08/2025
Why is treatment sometimes done earlier than the payment?
When a case is urgent and vital, hospitals often proceed with delivering medical care right away to save a life, even before the finalisation of admission procedures. Usually, when this happens, hospitals put the bill on our credit until the funds are transferred to their accounts. That’s why the chronology can sometimes be in disorder.
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Fatima I., 19
Report publishedEmergency care
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$195
About emergency care
Prolonged labor, also known as failure to progress or labor dystocia, refers to labor that progresses at a slower than expected rate. The definition can vary slightly, but generally, it is considered prolonged when: * For first-time mothers: Labor lasts for 20 hours or more. Some definitions extend this to 22-24 hours. * For mothers who have given birth before: Labor lasts for 14 hours or more. Some definitions cite 16-18 hours. Prolonged labor can occur in the first stage of labor (from the onset of regular contractions to full cervical dilation of 10 centimeters) or the second stage of labor (from full cervical dilation until the baby is born). During prolonged labor, there may be: * Slow or no cervical dilation: The cervix opens less than 2 cm in 4 hours during the active phase of the first stage. * Arrest of cervical dilation: No change in cervical dilation for two hours or more in the active phase. * Slow or no descent of the baby: The baby does not move down the birth canal as expected in the second stage. The second stage is often considered prolonged if it lasts more than 3-4 hours for first-time mothers or 2-3 hours for mothers who have had a baby before.
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Ayaji Medical and Diagnostic Center
Sarkin Hausawa Ward, Opposite AY Maikifi Filling Station, Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria
Background
Fatima she was a widow her husband dies in a car accident 6month earlier and her family are less privileged which cannot afford the surgical fees, and the surgery is the only way to save her life because she can't give birth by herself until the helpster intervention. She was well until she went into labor and had prolonged, difficult, and obstructed labor with fetal distress. On presentation at our hospital, she was evaluated and diagnosed to be in Obstructed Labor due to Cephalopelvic disproportion, Malpresentation, and Fetal Distress. She needed urgent caesarean section surgery to deliver the baby and save the mother's life.
Medical history
Fatima was admitted on accounts of Obstructed Labor on account of Cephalopelvic Disproportion, Malpresentation, and Fetal Distress. Immediate Cesarean Section was performed successfully with no recorded intraoperative complications. A healthy infant was delivered, and the mother is stable in the post-operative period. Both mother and baby are progressing well.
Prognosis
It's important to note that the perception of what constitutes "too long" can vary among healthcare providers. Continuous monitoring of both the mother and the baby is crucial when labor is not progressing as expected.
