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Shoulder dystocia complicates ~1% of vaginal births and remains largely unpredictable despite known risk factors.
Shoulder dystocia occurs in approximately 1% of vaginal births and remains largely unpredictable despite known risk factors such as fetal macrosomia and maternal diabetes.
Requires continued vigilance in all vaginal deliveries; leaves open improved risk stratification beyond known factors.
Shoulder dystocia complicates ∼1% of vaginal births. Although fetal macrosomia and maternal diabetes are risk factors for shoulder dystocia, for the most part its occurrence remains largely unpredictable and unpreventable.
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Joseph G. Ouzounian (2016) studied this question. Shoulder dystocia complicates ~1% of vaginal births and remains largely unpredictable and unpreventable despite known risk factors including fetal macrosomia and maternal diabetes.
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