TY - JOUR T1 - Posterior axilla sling traction: a new technique for severe shoulder dystocia JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2018-226882 VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - e226882 AU - Jeffrey Hoek AU - Babette Verkouteren AU - Dennis van Hamont Y1 - 2019/06/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/3/e226882.abstract N2 - We describe a case of severe shoulder dystocia where, after failing of the known techniques, the posterior axilla sling traction technique was applied successfully. This technique was first described in 2009 by Hofmeyr and Cluver and must be considered at severe cases of shoulder dystocia where all other non-invasive techniques have failed. ER -