dystocia--a good summary for signs of risk

[Allison]

Thank you! Great links.

[cathyp777]

I don't understand what you mean about getting on side for mcroberts manuver. From what I read that is just pushing the legs up to the chest.

This is what was done to me and it is listed on my hospital records as mcroberts.

[admin]

Rich,

Thank you so very much for sharing such informative links. Many of us TRULY appreciate it!!!

[Krista / Finland]

I was very glad to see that this next paragraph was included in the text of the second link...

"Large-for-gestational age (LGA) fetuses of diabetic mothers tend to have disproportionately accelerated abdominal growth in relation to head growth, making them even more susceptible to shoulder dystocia than LGA fetuses of non-diabetic mothers."

This is a fact that is known but very rarely discussed... And it is something that really should be a red flag.

As we all know... If the head is normal size, but the abdominal size is bigger (also shoulders then, of course), there is a real risk for the baby.

[Krista / Finland]

I have read two studies that say that asymmetry of head and abdominal size is a clear risk for shoulder dystocia.

It was actually the reason that our appeal for compensation for Suvi went through here in Finland. She had a great difference in those measurements two weeks before the delivery, but the doctor ignored it.

It is something that the hospital now is keeping it's eyes on when taking care of mother with diabetes. (any kind of diabetes).