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bisacromial

bisacromial

 [bis″ah-kro´me-al]
pertaining to the two acromial processes.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

bis·a·cro·mi·al

(bis'ă-krō'mē-ăl),
Relating to both acromions of the scapular processes.
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We avoid use of the fetal head for traction and move to facilitate "shrugging" with reduction of the bisacromial to facilitate delivery.
Mariana's clinical pearl is that the delivering clinician should be seated, carefully observe the delivery of the shoulders, and facilitate fetal shrugging by gently reducing the bisacromial diameter as the posterior shoulder transitions over the perineal body.
Delivering clinician should be seated
(7) The delivery of the posterior arm reduces the presenting fetal diameter from the larger bisacromial diameter to the smaller axillo acromial diameter.
Tackle the challenging shoulder dystocia emergency by practicing delivery of the posterior arm: successful delivery of the posterior arm may require finding and firmly grasping the fetal hand, wrist, and/or distal forearm
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