Hello everyone,
I have been watching this thread with
interest..my understanding about shoulder dystocia is that it only becomes
evident once the head has birthed and the shoulders fail to appear - hence its
never truly 'diagnosed' until no shoulder presents despite the woman's
efforts t
These are all useful manoeuvres, no doubt, but will reply on having a woman
who is physically able to move and mentally in tune with the midwife and
the situation.
Sadly, many women will be unable to co-operate because they will have been
given drugs earlier in the labour, probably for the pai
Shoulder Dystocia
Obstetrical solutions for
stuck shoulders evolved without the advantage of listening to midwives. Thankfully,
midwives have traditional strategies of their own for shoulder dystocia.
Squatting
and Standing: Moving into a squat may
shift the pubic bone and roll the should
Dear Denise,
In response to your questions on the 19th March - I
have been pondering, and hoping someone else would start the discussion - I find
the whole area of classifying degrees of shoulder dystocia very
hazy.
It is very subjective, and the skill and experience
of the midwife makes a
Denise, tight shoulders can be caused by the position of the woman and
being on the bed as well as a big chubby baby. Lots of research shows that
a good proportion of "shoulder dystocia" is with babies under 4kg... about 3.8kg
I think. . The soft tissues are as important as the bony
pelvi
Dear All
I want to pose some question(s).
Do you or any one consider if a baby's head is
born and does not come further with the next contraction, is it mild shoulder
dystocia?
Or are other classical signs (eg turtling of the head) necessary before
shoulder dystocia can be diagnosed mild o
