Rotational forceps: Should these procedures be abandoned?

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-120

  Park, Joong Shin ^b   Robinson, Julian N ^a   Norwitz, Errol R ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY; PERINEUM INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0344837770     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/sper.2003.50017     Document Type: Review

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