Shoulder Dystocia

doi:10.1017/9781108975780.022

Chapter 19 - Shoulder Dystocia

from Section 2 - Labor and Delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 February 2023

Amira El-Messidi and

Robert Gagnon

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Amira El-Messidi and

Alan D. Cameron

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Amira El-Messidi: Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron: Affiliation:
University of Glasgow

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Summary

You are covering an obstetrics clinic for your colleague who left for vacation. A 30-year-old G2P1 at 37+2 weeks’ gestation by first-trimester sonogram presents for a prenatal visit. Screening tests revealed a male fetus with a low risk of aneuploidy and a normal second-trimester morphology sonogram. Maternal investigations were unremarkable in the first trimester. Your colleague’s note from a second-trimester prenatal visit details the counseling provided with regard to prior shoulder dystocia; a recent note indicates the intent to review management during this visit.

Keywords

Shoulder dystocia Risk factors Definitions Umbilical arterial blood analysis Counselling Complications Klumpke’s palsy Erb’s palsy Management Delivery maneuvers Documentation, checklist

Type: Chapter
Information: OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
, pp. 263 - 273

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108975780.022 [Opens in a new window]

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Print publication year: 2023

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