HSE National Clinical Guideline
Guideline for the Management of Shoulder Dystocia HSE Home Birth Service
Topic:
Shoulder dystocia
Document Owner:
National director of acute operations
National Group:
National women and infants health programme
Effective From: 01 January 2018
To standardise and provide guidance to the Self-Employed Community Midwives (SECMs) providing home birth services on behalf of the HSE on the management of shoulder dystocia.
This guideline shall support and guide midwifery practice for the HSE Home Birth Service based on the green top guideline of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and PROMPT (Practical Obstetrical and Multi-Professional Training) training on shoulder dystocia.