Pathologic Function
shoulder dystocia
shoul·der dys·to·ci·a
Subclass of:
Dystocia
Definitions related to shoulder dystocia:
  • A birth complication caused by impaction of the anterior shoulder against the maternal symphysis pubis that requires additional maneuvers to relieve impaction of the fetal shoulder and allow for delivery.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Obstetric complication during OBSTETRIC DELIVERY in which exit of the fetus is delayed due to physical obstruction involving fetal shoulder(s).
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Shoulder dystocia occurs when the fetal anterior shoulder impacts against the maternal symphysis following delivery of the vertex.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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