Main findings
Same rule of 1cm/hour of labor progression cannot be applied to every woman and inappropriate intervention should be withheld until labor progression does not fall below 0.5cm/hour. Commencement of active phase from 4 cm vis avis 6 cm should also be redefined. The historical definition of abnormal labor and dystocia is again rethinkable in current scenario and now is a time to change these definitions. Most women had not entered in active phase at 4 cm, and they require more time for them to be called in abnormal labor. This may affect the outcome of labor, and could decrease unnecessary interventions which can affect the mother and fetus.