Examples of dystocia in the following topics:
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- Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labor that may be resolved by manipulation, forceps, suction, or by cesarean section.
- Dystocia is an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labor.
- Approximately one-fifth of human labors have dystocia.
- Shoulder dystocia is a dystocia in which the anterior shoulder of the infant cannot pass below the pubic symphysis or requires significant manipulation to pass below it.
- Synonyms for dystocia include difficult labor, abnormal labor, difficult childbirth, abnormal childbirth, and dysfunctional labor.
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- Obstetric injuries may occur from mechanical injury involving shoulder dystocia during difficult childbirth.
- Obstetric injuries may occur from mechanical injury involving shoulder dystocia during difficult childbirth, the most common of which result from injurious stretching of the child's brachial plexus during birth, mostly vaginal, but occasionally Caesarean section.