Abstract
Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency with raised neonatal morbidity including brachial plexus injury. With much litigation the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) advise minimum standards for documentation.
Highlights
Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency with raised neonatal morbidity including brachial plexus injury
The Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) requires the sequence of manoeuvres and who conducted them which was not routinely recorded
The rate of brachial plexus injury rose from 6.7% to 15.8%
Summary
Shoulder dystocia is an obstetric emergency with raised neonatal morbidity including brachial plexus injury.
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