Some Articles
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 2:04 pm
http://www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/89/1/18
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"Hence, many factors related to prolonged second stage and difficulties in delivering the shoulders were overrepresented in the OBPP group, compared to controls. In particular, forceful downward traction applied to the head after the fetal third rotation represented an important risk factor for OBPP in cephalic-presentation vaginal deliveries. Downward traction of the head had been applied more often and with greater force in the group with persistent damage and there was a significant correlation between the force used and the number of affected nerve roots. "
http://www.springerlink.com/content/mk55160563246j2g/
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"Hence, many factors related to prolonged second stage and difficulties in delivering the shoulders were overrepresented in the OBPP group, compared to controls. In particular, forceful downward traction applied to the head after the fetal third rotation represented an important risk factor for OBPP in cephalic-presentation vaginal deliveries. Downward traction of the head had been applied more often and with greater force in the group with persistent damage and there was a significant correlation between the force used and the number of affected nerve roots. "
http://www.springerlink.com/content/mk55160563246j2g/