TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Operative Vaginal Delivery
A1  - Yeomans, Edward R.
A1  - Hoffman, Barbara L.
A1  - Gilstrap III, Larry C.
A1  - Cunningham, F. Gary
PY  - 2017
T2  - Cunningham and Gilstrap's Operative Obstetrics, 3e
AB  - In  the  two  prior  editions  of  this  textbook,  forceps  delivery  and  vacuum  extraction  were  covered  in  separate  chapters.  Following  the  lead  of  Williams  Obstetrics  (Cunningham,  2014),  the  two  topics  have  been  combined  under  the  heading  operative  vaginal  delivery  (OVD)  for  this  third  edition.  Although  overall  rates  for  OVD  are  declining  in  the  United  States,  the  need  is  urgent  for  increased  training  in  and  use  of  these  procedures  as  one  method  of  curbing  the  escalating  cesarean  delivery  rate  (Spong,  2012).  This  chapter  presents  a  structured  approach  to  resident  training  in  OVD  procedures.  As  a  second  goal,  the  technical  considerations  involved  in  the  use  of  various  types  of  forceps  and  vacuum  extractors  are  emphasized.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/16
UR  - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138214893
ER  -