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From: Management of prolonged first stage of labour in a low-resource setting: lessons learnt from rural Malawi

Fig. 2

Flowchart of total number of women. In total 3426 women were included. On the right side of the flowchart the number of women who crossed the action line is highlighted (orange box, N = 178). The left side of the flowchart shows the total number of caesarean sections and the indications reflecting prolonged first stage (orange box, N = 241). The overlap between women with true prolonged labour (action line crossed) and prolonged first stage caesarean section is seen in the middle (yellow boxes)

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