Obstetrics Case Report: Shoulder Dystocia
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Obstetric emergencies require quick and decisive action to save the life of the mother and the child. Severe hypertensive disorder, haemorrhage and embolism all threaten the life of the mother. The fetus is directly threatened by umbilical cord accidents, other forms of hypoxia and mechanical delivery problems. Death of the mother was frequent in the early part of the twentieth century in the UK, but due to advances made, this is now less common.
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Macrosomia is the only reliable predictor of shoulder dystocia in babies weighing 3.5 kg or more.
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