Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshooting

Shoulder dystocia is one of the most dramatic complications encountered in obstetrics. When this complication occurs, it can result in increased maternal morbidity rate and increased incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although several risk factors are clearly associated with dystocia sho...

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Main Authors: G. Kontopoulos, S. Kouvelas
Format: Article
Language:ell
Published: Scientific Council of the General Hospital of Piraeus Tzaneion 2017-03-01
Series:Epistīmonika Chronika
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Online Access:http://www.tzaneio.gr/images/docs/p17-1-3.pdf
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description Shoulder dystocia is one of the most dramatic complications encountered in obstetrics. When this complication occurs, it can result in increased maternal morbidity rate and increased incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although several risk factors are clearly associated with dystocia shoulder. The recognition of individual cases of shoulder dystocia has proven impossible in practice, before they occur during labor. Several guidelines have been published concerning the treatment of shoulder dystocia, aiming to instruct obstetricians to a maneuver sequence to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.
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spelling doaj.art-a3ee361afe674a2fa0d1d7fafe2d85a32022-12-22T02:52:44ZellScientific Council of the General Hospital of Piraeus TzaneionEpistīmonika Chronika1791-13622241-16662017-03-012212937Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshootingG. Kontopoulos0S. Kouvelas1Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, General Hospital of Larisa, GreeceObstetrics and Gynecology Department, General Hospital of Larisa, GreeceShoulder dystocia is one of the most dramatic complications encountered in obstetrics. When this complication occurs, it can result in increased maternal morbidity rate and increased incidence of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although several risk factors are clearly associated with dystocia shoulder. The recognition of individual cases of shoulder dystocia has proven impossible in practice, before they occur during labor. Several guidelines have been published concerning the treatment of shoulder dystocia, aiming to instruct obstetricians to a maneuver sequence to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.http://www.tzaneio.gr/images/docs/p17-1-3.pdfshoulder dystocia
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title Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshooting
title_full Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshooting
title_fullStr Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshooting
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title_short Shoulder dystocia: impacts, prevention, prognosis, troubleshooting
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