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Features predictive of brachial plexus injury during labour.
- Source :
-
South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde [S Afr Med J] 1982 Feb 13; Vol. 61 (7), pp. 232-3. - Publication Year :
- 1982
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Abstract
- The labours of 8 patients which resulted in the birth of babies with brachial plexus injury were studied. Four of the mothers were Black, 1 was Asian and 3 were White. Seven had instrumental deliveries. All babies were above average birth weight. Shoulder dystocia occurred in 7, with 5 of these showing abnormal partographic patterns. The abnormal active phase on the partogram should serve as a first stage warning of the possibility of shoulder dystocia. Methods of management of this second stage complication are reviewed.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0256-9574
- Volume :
- 61
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- South African medical journal = Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir geneeskunde
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 7058446