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==Background==
==Clinical Presentation===
==Differential Diagnosis==
==Diagnosis==
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
HELPER
'''HELPER'''
#H call for help
*'''H''' call for help
#E episiotomy (or episioproctotomy) to increase the anetroposterior diameter of passage
*'''E''' episiotomy (or episioproctotomy) to increase the anetroposterior diameter of passage
#L Legs flex (McRoberts maneuver)
*'''L''' Legs flex (McRoberts maneuver)
#P Pressure- suprapubic pressure and Rubin’s maneuver (applying shoulder pressure to the fetus to decreases the bisacromial diameter)
*'''P''' Pressure- suprapubic pressure and Rubin’s maneuver (applying shoulder pressure to the fetus to decreases the bisacromial diameter)
#E Enter the vagina and attempt Wood’s corkscrew maneuver by pushing the most accessible shoulder toward the chest to corkscrew the shoulders through
*'''E''' Enter the vagina and attempt Wood’s corkscrew maneuver by pushing the most accessible shoulder toward the chest to corkscrew the shoulders through
#R Remove posterior arm by sweeping it across the chest and bring fetal hand to the chin, grasp and pull out of the birth canal and across the face
*'''R''' Remove posterior arm by sweeping it across the chest and bring fetal hand to the chin, grasp and pull out of the birth canal and across the face
 
==See Also==
*[[Emergent delivery]]


==Source==
==Source==
6/30/09  DONALDSON (from "Kaji Questions")


[[Category:OB/GYN]]
[[Category:OB/GYN]]

Revision as of 15:29, 25 March 2015

Background

Clinical Presentation=

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosis

Treatment

HELPER

  • H call for help
  • E episiotomy (or episioproctotomy) to increase the anetroposterior diameter of passage
  • L Legs flex (McRoberts maneuver)
  • P Pressure- suprapubic pressure and Rubin’s maneuver (applying shoulder pressure to the fetus to decreases the bisacromial diameter)
  • E Enter the vagina and attempt Wood’s corkscrew maneuver by pushing the most accessible shoulder toward the chest to corkscrew the shoulders through
  • R Remove posterior arm by sweeping it across the chest and bring fetal hand to the chin, grasp and pull out of the birth canal and across the face

See Also

Source