"Dystocia" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Slow or difficult OBSTETRIC LABOR or CHILDBIRTH.
| Descriptor ID |
D004420
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.420.288
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dystocia" by people in Profiles.
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Improving management of first and second stages of labour in low- and middle-income countries. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2024 Jul; 95:102517.
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Routine vaginal examinations compared to other methods for assessing progress of labour to improve outcomes for women and babies at term. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 03 04; 3:CD010088.
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The second stage of labor. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2020 Aug; 67:53-64.
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Posterior axilla sling traction for shoulder dystocia: case review and a new method of shoulder rotation with the sling. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2015 Jun; 212(6):784.e1-7.
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Posterior axilla sling traction for intractable shoulder dystocia. BJOG. 2009 Dec; 116(13):1818-20.
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Posterior axilla sling traction: a technique for intractable shoulder dystocia. Obstet Gynecol. 2009 Feb; 113(2 Pt 2):486-488.
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Obstructed labor: using better technologies to reduce mortality. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2004 Jun; 85 Suppl 1:S62-72.
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Breech presentation and shoulder dystocia in childbirth. Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1992 Dec; 4(6):807-12.