Diseases

Shoulder Dystocia

Obstetric complication during OBSTETRIC DELIVERY in which exit of the fetus is delayed due to physical obstruction involving fetal shoulder(s).

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Abstract

Obstetric complication during OBSTETRIC DELIVERY in which exit of the fetus is delayed due to physical obstruction involving fetal shoulder(s).

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6 entry terms
  • Dystocia, Shoulder
  • Shoulder Dystocias
  • Fetal Shoulder Dystocia
  • Dystocia, Fetal Shoulder
  • Fetal Shoulder Dystocias
  • Shoulder Dystocia, Fetal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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History Note

2020

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Previous Indexing

  • Dystocia (1964-2019)
  • Shoulder (1964-2019)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Shoulder Dystocia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000080883. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000080883
  2. Shoulder Dystocia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_dystocia
  3. Shoulder Dystocia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q420240