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Normal Labour. (This is a favourite MCQ topic in the examination.)
| a. | the latent phase may last for more than four hours | |
| b. | the active phase should be associated with cervical dilatation at a rate of at least 1 cm. per hour | |
| c. | the active phase starts when the cervix is effaced and 2 cm. dilated | |
| d. | involves artificial rupture of the membranes | |
| e. | is best charted using a partogram | |
| f. | epidural anaesthesia has an adverse effect on the rate of progress in the 1st. stage of labour |