article_snippet: Shoulder dystocia occurs when a baby becomes stuck during delivery, potentially starving the infant of oxygen and leading to brain defects.
article_snippet: It is particularly common among the children of diabetes sufferers, which are often larger than typical children.
article_snippet: It is recognised that diabetic mothers can deliver larger babies, placing diabetic mothers at higher risk of complications, including the possibility of ‘shoulder dystocia’ where a newborn gets stuck in the pelvis.
article_snippet: In a newborn case, Sam’s shoulder stuck after delivery of Sam head.
article_snippet: Staff released Sam’s shoulder but during a 12-minute delay Sam suffered oxygen deprivation.
article_snippet: practice’ to discuss the potential risks of shoulder dystocia, claiming that the risk for the baby was very small, and that Caesareans were not in the ‘maternal interests’ of women.
article_snippet: it was incumbent on Dr McLellan to advise Mrs Montgomery of the risk of shoulder dystocia if Dr McLellan were to have Dr McLellan baby by vaginal delivery, and to discuss with Dr McLellan the alternative of delivery by Caesarean.
article_snippet: The only conclusion we can reasonably reach is that, had Dr McLellan (the consultant) advised Mrs Montgomery of the risk of shoulder dystocia and discussed with Dr McLellan dispassionately the potential consequences, Mrs Montgomery would probably have elected to be delivered of her baby by Caesarean section.