Midwifery vs. Obstetrics in Shoulder Dystocia

[sasha]

Wow, interesting article. Those poor mums and bubs that suffered trauma makes me so sad...

This. Awful.

[Aligater]

I have a feeling I was close to having this as the head came out and then the midwife said the shoulder was stuck. I was standing to deliver so they got her unstuck very quick but they keep a very close eye on me while i was still in the labour room for over an hour, more so than when I had my 1st

[Heaven]

Great article. What do they usually do for shoulder dystocia in hospitals now??

[~TT40~]

I just want to add firstly, this subject always makes me uneasy. I bubs head is out, and the shoulders are stuck, you have 7 mins to get that baby out before death can occur. and before that ischemic brain injury can occur (lack of oxygen) it is very very VERY scary for everyone involved.

That is horrible what happened to those babies and mums it really is =(

Every hosptial i have worked at we use the Helper pnumonic. the Gaskins monuver is the last on the list. and i have to say a few of the things before if do invove invasive things, like trying to manual rotate bubs shoulders and push them out from behind the bone. but the first couple dont, the first involve leg positions (studies have shown that over 80% of sholder dystocias resolve after this one)


...ive never heard or seen anyone cutting mums ligaments to get bub out. i would say it hasnt happened for a very long time