Shoulder dystocia is an uncommon but potentially catastrophic intrapartum event. Although risk factors such as maternal diabetes, obesity and macrosomia can be identified, shoulder dystocia most ...

Women's Health. 2010;6(6):861-869. Shoulder dystocia is an uncommon and usually unpredictable event. Maternal diabetes, macrosomia, obesity and prior shoulder dystocia represent the largest ...

The fetal head was delivered 30 seconds ago, and anterior shoulder has not been able to be delivered. The nurses are applying suprapubic pressure. The patient is experiencing a shoulder dystocia.

We describe a case of severe shoulder dystocia where, after failing of the known techniques ... We unsuccessfully applied the McRoberts’ manoeuvre with suprapubic pressure followed by an also ...