Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia: Risk Factors and Counseling

Edith Gurewitsch Allen

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Abstract

A prior history of delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia confers a 6-fold to nearly 30-fold increased risk of shoulder dystocia recurrence in a subsequent vaginal delivery, with most reported rates between 12% and 17%. Whereas prevention of shoulder dystocia in the general population is neither feasible nor cost-effective, directing intervention efforts at the particular subgroup of women with a prior history of shoulder dystocia has merit. Potentially modifiable risk factors and individualized management strategies that may reduce shoulder dystocia recurrence and its associated significant morbidities are reviewed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
JournalClinical Obstetrics and Gynecology
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StateAccepted/In press - Sep 21 2016

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Dystocia
Counseling
Recurrence
Morbidity
Costs and Cost Analysis
Population

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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia : Risk Factors and Counseling. / Gurewitsch Allen, Edith.

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Gurewitsch Allen, E 2016, 'Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia: Risk Factors and Counseling', Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. https://doi.org/10.1097/GRF.0000000000000229
Gurewitsch Allen E. Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia: Risk Factors and Counseling. Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016 Sep 21. https://doi.org/10.1097/GRF.0000000000000229
Gurewitsch Allen, Edith. / Recurrent Shoulder Dystocia : Risk Factors and Counseling. In: Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2016.
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