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Shoulder dystocia training using a new birth training mannequin
Author(s) -
Crofts Joanna F.,
Attilakos Georgios,
Read Mike,
Sibanda Thabani,
Draycott Timothy J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00559.x
Subject(s) - shoulder dystocia , training (meteorology) , medicine , fetal head , physical therapy , obstetrics , pregnancy , fetus , physics , genetics , meteorology , biology
Shoulder dystocia ‘skill drills’ are a requirement for the Maternity CNST standards. However, there is, as yet, no evidence that training in the management of shoulder dystocia improves outcome. We developed a mannequin for training and investigated its effectiveness. The management of shoulder dystocia improved following training with the mannequin. There was a reduction in the head‐to‐body delivery duration, and the maximum applied delivery force, following training; however, these did not reach statistical significance. After training no subject applied a delivery force of greater than 100 N, a level above which fetal injury has been shown to occur.