Current Women`s Health Reviews

Author(s): Alfredo F. Gei and Luis D. Pacheco

DOI: 10.2174/157340408783572024

Forceps: Still an Option?

Page: [56 - 75] Pages: 20

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Abstract

Labor and Delivery; United States; 2005: SM, a 24 year old Asian female with a monochorionic diamniotic twin gestation at near term has been pushing for 4.5 hours. The presenting twin is in an occipito-transverse position at +2 station. The second twin is in a cephalic presentation and showing variable decelerations.

Keywords: prenatal care, cesarean delivery, Forceps-Assisted Vaginal Deliveries, episiotomies, skull fractures