Assessment of forceps blade orientations during their placement using an instrumented childbirth simulator

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 327-333

  Dupuis, O ^a,b   Moreau, R ^c,d   Pham, M T ^c   Redarce, T ^c  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER LYON SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^d Univ Claude Bernard Lyon1   (France)

Author keywords

Childbirth simulator; Forceps; Obstetric training; Operative vaginal delivery; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY ROOM; FORCEPS; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION; SIMULATOR; TRAINING;

EID: 57449100661     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.02004.x     Document Type: Article

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