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Did you have a shoulder dystocia? How was it resolved?

.....they forgot to mention the hands and knees (aka Gaskin maneuver) position and the running start position under management of SD.

🌿Often times, what someone might say is a SD, is really what we call 'sticky shoulders". Sticky shoulders is a non‑emergent, mild delay in the shoulders releasing—often due to normal tightness, positioning, or a brief pause in rotation. Baby will usually release with position change, a bit of upward or downward pressure OR waiting for next contraction so baby can continue rotation.

🌼A true SD is, after the head is born, the anterior shoulder becomes lodged behind the p***c bone, preventing the rest of the body from delivering. It requires recognizing quickly what is happening so that specific maneuvers can be applied. First and foremost is position change.

🌺When handled at home, most SD's are resolved with mom changing positions. Getting into hands and knees, lifting a leg into runners start. In hospital, it often becomes difficult to mange a SD with positional changes as most moms (64-79%) have epidurals.

12/25/2025

Rub her feet, clean the kitchen, bring her meals, watch her baby while she naps, take her out in the sunshine, and literally hold her.

She has just gone through the biggest transformation of her life—physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually. Be the person who carries her through the trenches of postpartum.

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