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- Title
Overview of techniques to manage shoulder dystocia during vaginal birth.
- Authors
Bothou, Anastasia; Apostolidi, Dimitra-Maria; Tsikouras, Panagiotis; Iatrakis, Georgios; Sarella, Aggeliki; Iatrakis, Dimitrios; Peitsidis, Panagiotis; Gerente, Aggeliki; Anthoulaki, Xanthoula; Nikolettos, Nikolaos; Zervoudis, Stefanos
- Abstract
Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency which is unpredictable and complicates approximately 0.5-1% of vaginal births. This article discusses the risk factors and the associated fetal and maternal complications, while it is also an overview of techniques and algorithms to handle shoulder dystocia.
- Subjects
SHOULDER dystocia; OBSTETRICAL emergencies; GESTATIONAL diabetes; UMBILICAL cord prolapse; PERINATAL death; BRACHIAL plexus diseases
- Publication
European Journal of Midwifery, 2021, Vol 5, p1
- ISSN
2585-2906
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18332/ejm/142097