Prevention of the First Cesarean Delivery: The Role of Operative Vaginal Delivery

Seminars in Perinatology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 365-373

  Gei, Alfredo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Forceps delivery; Operative vaginal delivery; Prevention of cesarean delivery; Vacuum delivery

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FORCEPS DELIVERY; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LABOR STAGE 2; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OBSTETRICS; OPERATIVE VAGINAL DELIVERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKILL; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNITED STATES; VACUUM EXTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84866538175     PISSN: 01460005     EISSN: 1558075X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semperi.2012.04.021     Document Type: Review

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