Management of shoulder dystocia: trends in incidence and maternal and neonatal morbidity.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate trends in the incidence of shoulder dystocia, methods used to overcome the obstruction, and rates of maternal and neonatal morbidity. METHODS: Cases of shoulder dystocia and of neonatal brachial plexus injury occurring from 1991 to 2005 in our unit were identified. The obs...

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Main Authors: MacKenzie, I, Shah, M, Lean, K, Dutton, S, Newdick, H, Tucker, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007