Why the study?
Is primiparity a risk factor for brachial plexus injury in the presence of shoulder dystocia?
Population
133 women whose labours were complicated by shoulder dystocia or had neonates who sustained brachial plexus…
Comparison
Primiparity and use of oxytocin vs Multiparity and no use of oxytocin
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May warrant closer BPI surveillance in primiparous women with oxytocin-augmented labor and shoulder dystocia; leaves open prospective validation.
Is primiparity a risk factor for brachial plexus injury in the presence of shoulder dystocia?
Primiparity and accelerated labour with oxytocin are associated with an increased risk of brachial plexus injury in pregnancies complicated by shoulder dystocia.
Tandon et al. (2005) studied this question.
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