. 2011 Jul 21;58(2):111–113. doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(02)80040-5

TABLE 3.

Labour abnormalities and birth records

Case no.	Labour abnormalities	Use of vacuum/forceps	Manoeuvres for delivery of shoulders	Weight of the baby in Kg	Injuries to neonate
1.	Prolonged 2^nd stage	Vacuum	Traction on head, fundal pressure	3.4	Brachial palsy
2.	Prolonged 1^st (DP^) & 2^nd* stage	Vacuum	Cork screw	3.2	Nil
3.	Nil	Nil	McRoberts	3.4	Nil
4.	Prolonged 1^st (DP) & 2^nd stage	Forceps	Failed McRobers, delivery of posterior shoulder	3.8	Brachial palsy
5.	Prolonged 1^st (DP) & 2^nd stage	Vacuum	Cork screw	3.5	Nil
6.	Nil	Nil	McRoberts	3.3	Nil
7.	Prolonged 2^nd stage	Vacuum	Failed McRoberts, fundal pressure and traction on head, delivery of posterior shoulder	3.9	Brachial palsy
8.	Prolonged 1^st (DP) and 2^nd stage	Vacuum	Cork screw attempted, failed, delivery of posterior shoulder	3.6	Brachial palsy
9.	Nil	Nil	McRoberts	3.5	Nil
10.	Prolonged 1^st (DP) and 2^nd stage	Forceps	Failed McRoberts, delivery of posterior shoulder	3.7	Nil
11.	Nil	Nil	McRoberts	3.4	Nil
12.	Prolonged 2^nd stage	Vacuum	Failed McRoberts, fundal pressure and traction on head	3.3	Brachial palsy

DP – decelerative phase of labour