Re: Shoulder Dystocia and the "all fours maneuver"

From: W. Brown (cbrowne@wordworks.com)
Sun Oct 15 14:16:39 1995


>On Fri., 6 Oct. 1995, LMCNM@aol.com wrote:
>>I have found that it is the movement that helps to dislodge the shoulder. I
>>generally slip a bedpan under the patients before I turn on all fours and
>>this has practically eliminated the need to do this. I feel real comfortable
>>with shoulder dystocia-- Lonnie Morris CNM
>What struck me about your message was the statement " I feel real comfortable
>with shoulder dystocia".
>I would advise caution. This is one obstetric emergency that I fear. It is
>usually unexpected and requires immediate action to save the baby.
>If you have never seen anything go wrong with a shoulder dystocia, you are
>either very skilled or very lucky. In our population, I have seen several
>cases
>go wrong, very wrong and this has happened with the highest skilled doctors in
>attendance of the delivery.
>Dr. Carlos Chase
>MBBS, DGO
>Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
>Queen Elizabeth Hospital
>Bridgetown
>Barbados
>
>E-mail: drchase@caribnet.net

Ditto to Dr. Chase's comments. When I read that line, "I feel real comfortable . . .", I sensed that this individual had never truly been faced with a SEVERE shoulder dystocia. In my mind, there is little in my specialty I fear more.

******************** W. Brown, III, M.D. Los Gatos, CA

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cbrowne@best.com

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