TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Shoulder Dystocia A1 - Yeomans, Edward R. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Gilstrap III, Larry C. A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Cunningham and Gilstrap's Operative Obstetrics, 3e AB - Shoulder dystocia is one of the most dreaded and dramatic complications encountered in obstetrics. It is a true emergency that can lead to high rates of maternal morbidity as well as neonatal morbidity and mortality. Various maneuvers can free the impacted shoulder to obviate fetal hypoxia. The steps are completed expeditiously, but mechanical force must be tempered to avoid maternal and fetal traumatic injury. The importance of this obstetric complication and its sequelae were emphasized by the appointment of a Task Force by American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists president Dr. James T. Breeden. This working group published its monograph Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy in 2014. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/08 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138215018 ER -