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Birth Injury Statistics throughout the United States

28,000 birth injuries per year

2,333 birth injuries per month

538 birth injuries per week

76 birth injuries per day

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Anterior shoulder of the

infant cannot pass below

the pubic symphysis

• Approximately 1 in 5 human labors involve a form of dystocia

• According to some studies shoulder dystocia occurs in less than 1% of all births

What is Shoulder Dystocia?

If you take a close look at shoulder Dystocia, you can see the

location of injury for Erb’s palsy is at the C5 vertebrae while the

location if injury for Klumpke’s Palsy is at the C8 vertebrae.

A Closer Look - Shoulder Dystocia?

Injuries that PersistPermanently

• Eckert (1997) 5-22%

• Johnson (1979) 7.8%

• Graham (1997) 20%

• Sandmire (1997) 11.8%

• Nocon (1995) 4%

Average 10%

Dystocia - By the Numbers

Suprapubic PressureThis pressure is at the pubic bone, not at the top of the uterus. This might allow the shoulder enough room to move under the pubis symphysis.

Gaskin ManeuverGet the woman into a hands and knees position. This will also change the diameters of her pelvis, though is not always possible with epidural anesthesia.

McRobert's ManeuverFlex the mother's legs toward her shoulders as she lays on her back, thus expanding the pelvic outlet. One study showed that this alleviated 42% of all cases of shoulder dystocia.

Woods ManeuverAlso known as the corkscrew, the attendant tries to turn the shoulder of the baby by placing fingers behind the shoulder and pushing in 180 degrees.

Rubin ManeuverLike the Woods maneuver, two fingers are placed behind the baby's shoulder, this time they are pushing in the directions of the baby's eyes, to line up the shoulders.

Zavanelli ManeuverPushing the baby's head back inside the vagina and doing a cesarean. This is the mostly frequently asked about method, but also one of the most dangerous.

How to Alleviate Shoulder Dystocia?

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