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Forceps delivery

Known as: Forceps Assistance, Forceps Assisted Vaginal Delivery, Forceps Operative Vaginal Delivery 
Application of forceps to the fetal head to facilitate vaginal birth.(NICHD)
National Institutes of Health

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Instrumental deliveryManipulation procedureObstetric Delivery
Perinatal TerminologyVaginal Assisted Delivery

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2008
2008
Novel delivery method to reduce endothelial injury in descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty.
Review
2007
Review
2007
Maternal and neonatal outcome after failed ventouse delivery: Comparison of forceps versus cesarean section
Objectives. To compare the immediate maternal and neonatal morbidity in women delivered by forceps or cesarean section after… 
2006
2006
Obstetric anal sphincter rupture in older primiparous women: a case–control study
Objective. To determine if maternal age (35 years of age or older) in primiparous women is a risk factor for the development of… 
2006
2006
A LEECH IN THE NASAL CAVITY: CASE REPORT
An 11-year-old boy from Chiang Mai province presented with congestion in the left nasal cavity and occasional epistaxis. He had… 
2003
2003
What to do after a failed attempt of vacuum delivery?
1991
1991
Maternal and Neonatal Effects of Outlet Forceps Delivery Compared With Spontaneous Vaginal Delivery in Term Pregnancies
Previous retrospective studies have suggested that the prophylactic use of outlet forceps has a beneficial impact on the neonate… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Vacuum Extraction Versus Forceps Delivery: Indications and Complications, 1979 to 1984
Two hundred fifty-six vacuum extractions and 300 randomly chosen forceps deliveries were analyzed retrospectively. Vacuum… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Mid‐cavity forceps delivery
Mid-cavity arrest of the fetal head in the second stage of labour is a threatening situation for fetus, woman and obstetrician… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Maternal opinion about analgesia for labour
In a randomised controlled trial epidural analgesia with bupivacaine 0·5% (mean dose 112·8 mg) was compared with pethidine (mean… 
1951
1951
Oxygen saturation of the blood of the newborn, as affected by maternal anesthetic agents.
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