Operative Vaginal Delivery
Operative Vaginal Delivery Introduction Unfortunately, obstructed labor still complicates thousands of deliveries worldwide, claiming hundreds of maternal and fetal/neonatal lives and causing significant morbidities in the survivors (such as is the case with obstetric fistulas) that could have been otherwise prevented with timely obstetrical interventions. Obstetrical forceps and vacuums refer both to a heterogeneous group…