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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Spontaneous preterm birth rate was higher after second-stage cesarean delivery vs. vaginal delivery.

Research has demonstrated that vaginal childbirth substantially increases the probability a woman will develop a pelvic floor disorder later in life. Research completed at Johns Hopkins and the ...

It has been hypothesized that internal tocodynamometry, as compared with external monitoring, may provide a more accurate assessment of contractions and thus improve the ability to adjust the dose of ...

Vaginal childbirth substantially increases the probability a woman will develop a pelvic floor disorder later in life, a new study has found. Pelvic floor disorders, including urinary incontinence and ...