Shoulder Dystocia: Incidence and Risk Factors.
Shoulder dystocia complicates ∼1% of vaginal births. Although fetal macrosomia and maternal diabetes are risk factors for shoulder dystocia, for the most part its occurrence remains largely unpredictable and unpreventable.
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Joseph G
JG
Ouzounian
D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control; D001724:Birth Weight; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004420:Dystocia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012008:Recurrence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012782:Shoulder