Midpelvic operative vaginal delivery is associated with significantly higher risk for severe birth trauma and obstetric trauma compared with cesarean delivery, a new study shows. Rates of severe ...

BACKGROUND: Increased use of operative vaginal delivery (use of forceps, vacuum or other device) has been recommended to address high rates of cesarean delivery. We sought to determine the association ...

An updated practice bulletin from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) affirms the use of operative vaginal delivery as a way to avoid cesarean delivery and improve outcomes for ...

See related articles at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.171076 and www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.170371 Emphasis on trial of labour after cesarean and ...

Researchers sought to investigate whether antibiotic prophylaxis for women undergoing operative vaginal delivery helped prevent infection. Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines do not ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative vaginal delivery volume was associated with outcomes for mothers and neonates. Risks for severe ...

Children born via operative vaginal delivery and second-stage cesarean delivery (SSCD) generally had comparable long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes, but for two exceptions. Kids born via vacuum ...

When a woman is attempting vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) and the second stage of labor is not progressing, there are two options. Obstetricians can decide, together with the woman and her ...

Hospitals doing fewer operative vaginal deliveries (OVDs) had higher rates of adverse perinatal outcomes for these cases than higher volume centers did, according to a population-based retrospective ...

The Downtown Partnership of Baltimore prohibited recording and picture-taking at a recent public budget hearing, raising transparency concerns. Despite misuse, most funds not recovered from nonprofit ...