A partogram should be used to facilitate early detection of poor progress of labor [16–20]. If poor progress is confirmed, oxytocin is suggested for augmentation. Indeed, responses to the administration of oxytocin are variable, and many labors diagnosed as dystocic will be long, painful and unsafe, as the use of oxytocin does not guarantee vaginal delivery, i.e. labor dystocia occurs despite adequate stimulation with oxytocin. A reasonable assumption is that increased knowledge of uterine activity and pathophysiological processes will be the key to the ability to improve the treatment of dysfunctional labors [13–15].