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Cephalic replacement in severe shoulder dystocia
J W Gallaspy1, D R Dunnihoo, J C DeGueurce
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport.
Southern Medical Journal
|November 1, 1991
Abstract:
In cases of severe shoulder dystocia, the outcome may be improved if cephalic replacement is attempted earlier. Severe shoulder dystocia is usually unresponsive to the traditional measures. Although still controversial, this maneuver may prove to be life-saving in an undeliverable fetus.