Posterior axilla sling traction for shoulder dystocia: Case review and a new method of shoulder rotation with the sling

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 784.e1-784.e7

  Cluver, Catherine Anne ^a   Hofmeyr, G Justus ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

delivery; posterior axilla sling traction; rotation; shoulder dystocia

Indexed keywords

APGAR SCORE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; HUMERUS FRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; NERVE INJURY; NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTERIOR AXILLA SLING TRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; DELIVERY; DEVICES; DYSTOCIA; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; ROTATION; SHOULDER; TRACTION THERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; ROTATION; SHOULDER; TRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84931577290     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.02.025     Document Type: Conference Paper

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