Spent the next sixteen years in general veterinary practice being awarded the Fellowship of the RCVS for his thesis entitled Dystocia in the Sow.
Only small differences in dystocia were recorded between the dam genotype groups.
Most hospitals now have a policy for dealing with shoulder dystocia, setting out clearly how it should be handled.
An infant's shoulder is too large to fit easily through the birth canal (shoulder dystocia).
Some physicians suggest that women whose previous children had shoulder dystocia should be offered an elective cesarean delivery.