TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Operative Vaginal Delivery A1 - Cunningham, F. Gary A1 - Leveno, Kenneth J. A1 - Dashe, Jodi S. A1 - Hoffman, Barbara L. A1 - Spong, Catherine Y. A1 - Casey, Brian M. PY - 2022 T2 - Williams Obstetrics, 26e AB - Operative vaginal delivery (OVD) is birth accomplished with assistance from forceps or a vacuum-cup device. Once these are applied to the fetal head, outward traction generates forces that augment maternal pushing to deliver the fetus. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - obgyn.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190761305 ER -