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Practice Guideline
. 2020 Apr;135(4):e149-e159.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000003764.

Operative Vaginal Birth: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 219

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Practice Guideline

Operative Vaginal Birth: ACOG Practice Bulletin, Number 219

No authors listed. Obstet Gynecol. 2020 Apr.

Abstract

Despite significant changes in management of labor and delivery over the past few decades, operative vaginal birth remains an important component of modern labor management, accounting for 3.3% of all deliveries in 2013 (). Use of obstetric forceps or vacuum extractor requires that an obstetrician or other obstetric care provider be familiar with the proper use of the instruments and the risks involved. The purpose of this document is to provide a review of the current evidence regarding the benefits and risks of operative vaginal birth.

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