Permanent brachial plexus injury following vaginal delivery without physician traction or shoulder dystocia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Lerner, Henry M ^a   Salamon, Eva ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Bond Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Erb's palsy; permanent brachial plexus injury; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; TRACTION;

EID: 39649088444     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.11.018     Document Type: Article

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