dystocia
dystocia (dis-toh-siă) n. difficult birth. It may be caused by abnormalities in the fetus (fetal d.), such as excessive size or malpresentation, or by abnormalities in the mother (maternal d.), such as an abnormally small pelvis or failure of the uterine muscles to contract.
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