(HealthDay News) — A variety of shoulder dystocia maneuvers are not associated with neonatal morbidity after adjusting for duration, according to a study published in the March issue of the American ...

Shoulder dystocia (SD) is an obstetric emergency in which the neonate’s shoulder is impacted behind the symphysis pubis of the maternal pelvis. This is a highly unpredictable event, occurring in about ...

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 ...

Giving birth can be unpredictable. Imagine a scenario where your baby's head is delivered smoothly, but then progress is suddenly stalled. The shoulders aren't coming out. This situation is referred ...

There are a lot of questions that come up throughout pregnancy, and giving birth may be both joyful and scary. Shoulder dystocia is a complication that can occur during childbirth and is one of the ...

Shoulder dystocia is a rare birth complication that happens when the baby's head is delivered, but one of the baby's shoulders becomes stuck behind the mother's pubic bone. Mothers who are obese, have ...

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 categories ...