A new instrument for the management of shoulder dystocia.
Shoulder dystocia is a serious obstetric complication and remains an enigma to most obstetricians. Because of its rarity (1:10 000), improvements in management can hardly be gained through the experience of a single individual. However, a new obstetric instrument (shoulder born) has been developed by the author that may prove to be of value in the management of shoulder dystocia by forming a channel which facilitates delivery of the anterior shoulder with minimal trauma.
D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004420:Dystocia / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012782:Shoulder