"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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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Dystocia" by people in Profiles.
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Maternal body mass index at delivery and risk of caesarean due to dystocia in low risk pregnancies. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008; 87(2):163-70.
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A scoring system for detection of macrosomia and prediction of shoulder dystocia: a disappointment. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2006 Nov; 19(11):699-705.
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Closed claims analysis of 65 medical malpractice cases involving nurse-midwives. J Midwifery Womens Health. 2005 Nov-Dec; 50(6):454-60.