Fetal dystocia: Difficult labor and delivery caused by the size (too big), shape or position of the fetus. Dystocia comes from the Greek "dys" meaning "difficult, painful, disordered, abnormal" + "tokos" meaning "birth."
During the process of human birth, the term Shoulder Dystocia refers to the entrapment of the fetus within the birth canal. This entrapment results from the impaction of ...
fetal dystocia n. A difficult delivery due to an abnormality in the shape, size, or position of the fetus. dystocia [ dis-to´she-ah ] abnormal labor or childbirth ...
Can shoulder dystocia be resolved without fetal injury when it does occur? The evidence from the literature on shoulder dystocia ...
Fetal Dystocia is an abnormal fetal size or position resulting in difficult delivery.
Fetal injuries following shoulder dystocia. Following shoulder dystocia deliveries, 20% of babies will suffer some sort of injury ...