Preventing shoulder dystocia during birth You can't prevent ... and at least you have a baby down the line who will have normal function in their arms," says Ruiz. Permanent brain damage: Lack ...

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 ...

Background: In nulliparous women dystocia is the most common obstetric ... pathological and therefore justifies treatment, or is a normal variation in the physiological process leading to delivery ...