Maneuvers for shoulder dystocia
Channel: Rawa Muhsin
Date: 2014-06-12

While watching the video note these comments/corrections:
1. Correct definition of shoulder dystocia is the need for additional obstetric maneuvers, other than gentle lateral traction on the head, to deliver the anterior shoulder of the baby.

2. It is better that you start with both McRoberts maneuver AND suprapubic pressure at the same time rather than first McRoberts alone then switching to both of them.

3. When you switch the mother to all fours position (Gaskin all-fours) you put the mother on hands and knees.

4. One other terminal solution (besides Zavanelli maneuver and symphysiotomy) is clavicle fracture.