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Predisposing Factors for Shoulder Dystocia-Related Birth Injuries: Causation Analysis

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Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury

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This chapter contradicts the claim that more than half of all brachial plexus injuries are associated with uncomplicated deliveries. Infants are injured much more frequently with macrosomia and operative delivery. Twenty-five percent of infants suffer injury, and 5% to 22% become permanent. Shoulder dystocia was recorded in 97% of 135 cases.

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  1. Professor Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey, USA

    Leslie Iffy

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Iffy, L., Apuzzio, J.J., Raju, V. (2009). Predisposing Factors for Shoulder Dystocia-Related Birth Injuries: Causation Analysis. In: O'Leary, J. (eds) Shoulder Dystocia and Birth Injury. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-473-5_13

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