Shoulder dystocia
Medical term · S
A situation during birth when the baby’s head has been born but one of the shoulders becomes stuck behind the mother’s pelvic bone, preventing the birth of the baby’s body.
Word parts
dystocia = dys- + -tocia
Medical term · S
A situation during birth when the baby’s head has been born but one of the shoulders becomes stuck behind the mother’s pelvic bone, preventing the birth of the baby’s body.
dystocia = dys- + -tocia