| The main causes of maternal mortality are well known: postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, dystocia and sepsis. |
| The midwife pressed for a C-section, saying if I continued to labor I risked the chance of infection or shoulder dystocia. |
| Her last child weighed 4.4 kg at birth and slight shoulder dystocia was noted at delivery. |
| Additional prospective studies are necessary to establish the usefulness of this diagnostic modality to predict dystocia, so it is not recommended at this time. |
| However, other studies have found medium heritabilities for dystocia, metritis, milk fever and mastitis. |
| The Gaskin Maneuver is used for shoulder dystocia, when a baby's head is born but her shoulders are stuck in the birth canal. |
