The nurse caring for a patient in labor anticipates fetal macrosomia and shoulder dystocia. Appropriate management of shoulder dystocia is essential in order to prevent which fetal complications?

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Shoulder dystocia is a birth emergency where one or both of the baby's shoulders get stuck inside the mother's pelvis during delivery. This situation can lead to several complications for the baby, including brachial plexus injury (damage to the nerves that supply the arms and hands), fractured clavicle (due to excessive force applied to free the shoulder), asphyxia (lack of oxygen due to delayed delivery), and neurological damage (resulting from asphyxia or direct trauma). Puerperal infection is a maternal complication, not a fetal one, and is not directly related to shoulder dystocia.

The Nurse Caring for a Patient in Labor Anticipates Fetal