Outlet Forceps Delivery: Role in Modern Obstetric Practice

Jaiswal, Poonam; Agrawal, Sujan Narayan; Dora, Arun Kumar

doi:10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1617

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“…Philip et al, Jaiswal et al and Iyengar et al also found that most babies were healthy and appropriate for gestational age. 12,13,15 As shown in Table 6, the most common indication was fetal distress, found in 54.7% patients, followed by maternal exhaustion in 28.5% and prolonged second stage in 16.6% patients. Similar results were also found by Jaiswal et al, Mishra et al, Philip et al 1,12,13 There was no neonatal death in our study.…”

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“…12,13,15 As shown in Table 6, the most common indication was fetal distress, found in 54.7% patients, followed by maternal exhaustion in 28.5% and prolonged second stage in 16.6% patients. Similar results were also found by Jaiswal et al, Mishra et al, Philip et al 1,12,13 There was no neonatal death in our study. We have sent all the babies delivered by forceps routinely for observation and transferred to mother within 24-48 hours.…”

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confidence: 96%

“…So, the incidence of forceps delivery in our study was 3.75% which was comparable to Philip et al 5.34%, 5.65% by Chowdhury et al and 2.76% in Jaiswal et al study. 6,12,13 According to ACOG 2011, incidence of outlet forceps was 0.8%. High incidence may be due to 24-hour availability of skilled obstetrician, cesarean section facility, anesthetist, pediatrician and good antenatal and postnatal care.…”

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The role of forceps in current obstetrics: a retrospective study

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Background: Forceps has been an integral part of the obstetrician’s armamentarium. Obstetric forceps was designed to assist extraction of the fetal head and thereby accomplish the delivery of the fetus. In this present day when there is universal concern regarding the alarming rise of cesarean section rates, a better understanding of this instrument will help the patient as well as the obstetrician. Methods: This was a retrospective observational study done over a two-year period. Cases were enrolled in the study after satisfying the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All data compared in terms of age, parity, gestational age, indications, maternal and neonatal outcome. Results: A total of 1150 antenatal cases were delivered out of which 42 cases were delivered by outlet forceps. Incidence of outlet forceps was 3.75%. Mean baby birth weight was 3.07 kg. No maternal mortality and morbidity recorded. Conclusions: Obstetric forceps have a significant place in modern obstetrics as it is a lifesaving procedure for mother and fetus in many situations.

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