is used to describe a condition in which the baby's shoulder is caught behind the mother's pelvic bone. Shoulder dystocia can cause a shortage of oxygen to the infant's brain and can lead to Erb's palsy, a paralysis or weakness of the arm.
a situation in which the baby's head delivers either spontaneously
a birth injury that can occur when an infant's shoulder is caught behind its mother's pelvic bone during birth, causing the nerves of the shoulder to be stretched and possibly torn. Attending medical staff should be alert for signs of difficulty leading to this sort of injury.
During delivery, the infant's shoulder gets caught on the mother's pubic bone.
Any documented evidence of difficulty with delivering the shoulders after delivery of the baby's head
When a baby's shoulders get stuck in the birth canal after the head has already been delivered.
A birth condition that prevents the shoulder of the newborn from passing out of the birth canal.
The baby's shoulder gets caught on the mother's pubic bone during delivery.
Occurs when the fetus' shoulder impacts against the mother's pelvis, making delivery complicated. Additional maneuvers are required to deliver the fetus.
Shoulder dystocia is a specific case of dystocia whereby the anterior shoulder of the infant cannot pass below the pubic symphysis, or requires significant manipulation to pass below, the pubic symphysis. It is diagnosed when the shoulders fail to deliver shortly after the fetal head.