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Article: Shoulder Dystocia.
- Article from:
- OB/GYN Clinical Alert
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Shoulder Dystocia
Abstract & Commentary
By John C. Hobbins, MD, Professor and Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, is Associate Editor for OB/GYN Clinical Alert
Dr. Hobbins reports no financial relationship to this field of study.
Synopsis: In a laboratory model of initial maneuvers for shoulder dystocia, anterior RubinAEs maneuver requires the least traction for delivery and produces the least amount of brachial plexus tension. Further study is needed to validate these results clinically.
Source: Gurewitsch ED, et al. Comparing McRobertsAE and RubinAEs maneuvers for ...