Shoulder dystocia is a condition in which your infant’s shoulders are impacted by your pelvic bones during vaginal delivery. Depending on the severity of the impact, your infant may sustain an injury ...

Dystocia is a general term used to signify abnormal labor resulting from abnormalities primarily involving uterine contractions or maternal expulsive efforts (power); the position, size, or ...

The most recent data on obstetric lacerations during vaginal delivery have been incorporated into recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), published in the ...

"Shoulder dystocia is one of the scariest crises to occur in obstetrics.Applying ShD maneuvers together with guidelines from the American College ofObstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) are simply ...

Medical record ICD-9 codes and a computerized perinatal database were reviewed to identify cases of shoulder dystocia from January 1996 to January 2001 in a tertiary care center. For confirmation of ...

Shoulder dystocia is a potentially dangerous childbirth complication. It occurs when an infant’s head emerges, but their shoulders remain trapped behind the pubic bone of the birthing parent. Shoulder ...