Thanks Brenda, it's nice to know that it has a name! Most people were very unsympathetic to my stepsister after her birth, not realising what a difficult time time she was going through. They are fairly sure her pelvis separated during the birth, but didn't realise until the next day, when she couldn't get out of bed. Unfortunately the midwives were quite unpleasant to her, and persisted in making her move around for most of the day, before finally calling a Dr late afternoon. I think her unlucky experience was unfortunately made worse by HCPs who were not helpful or kind.

At the end of the day, although it was a traumatic experience, her baby was completely healthy and happy, and she is still here to tell the tale! Some people are not so lucky.