C understand the importance of cognitive management in dealing with stressful scenarios. Abstract Failed intubation in obstetrics is rare. However, if the situation is not managed appropriately the consequences for the mother and newborn may be catastrophic. The skill of managing the airway seems to be decreasing, primarily because the skills are not being practised in general or obstetric anae...

Induction of labor will affect almost a quarter of all pregnancies, but historically there has been no generally accepted definition of failed induction of labor. Only recently have studies analyzed the lengths of latent labor that are associated with successful labor induction ending in a vaginal delivery, and recommendations for uniformity in the diagnosis of failed induction have largely res...