When labor has stopped due to weak contractions or cephalopelvic disproportion.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            A term used to describe the lack of progressive cervical dilation or lack of descent of the fetal head, or both.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Also called dysfunctional labor. Diagnosis given to a woman who does labor does not follow a "normal" pattern and is severely prolonged.