American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages e16-e24 , May 2008

Risk factors for recurrent shoulder dystocia, Washington state, 1987-2004

  • Hillary M. Moore, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
    • ,
  • Susan D. Reed, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • Maneesh Batra, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA.
    • ,
  • Melissa A. Schiff, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Received 19 May 2007 ,Revised 23 August 2007 ,Accepted 26 September 2007.

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 This work was supported in part by Grant T76MC00011-21-00 from the Maternal and Child Health Bureau.

 Reprints not available from the authors.

PII: S0002-9378(07)01194-5

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.09.050

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 5 , Pages e16-e24 , May 2008

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