<prompt> In multiparous women, sho labor is defined as a rate of cervical dilatation of3cmhr5cmhr8cmhr10cmhr  <response>: Sho labors were defined as a rate of cervical dilatation of 5 cmhr or faster for nulliparas and 10cmhr for multiparas. Such sho labors were more common in multiparas who typically had contractions at intervals less than 2 minutes and were associated with placental abruption, meconium, postpaum hemorrhage, cocaine abuse, and low Apgar scores.Precipitous labor terminates in the expulsion of the fetus in 3 hours.Ref: William;s obstetrics; 24th edition; Chapter: 23 