A re-evaluation of the role of rotational forceps: Retrospective comparison of maternal and perinatal outcomes following different methods of birth for malposition in the second stage of labour

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1277-1284

  Tempest, N ^a   Hart, A ^b   Walkinshaw, S ^a   Hapangama, D K ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Emergency caesarean section; kielland forceps; rotational vaginal birth; rotational ventouse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BLEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DUCHENNE ERB PARALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIELLAND FORCEPS; LABOR STAGE 2; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OBSTETRIC FORCEPS; OBSTETRIC HEMORRHAGE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PERINATAL CARE; PH; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIMARY EMERGENCY CESAREAN SECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROTATIONAL FORCEPS; ROTATIONAL VENTOUSE; SHOULDER DYSTOCIA; SPHINCTER INJURY; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EMERGENCY CAESAREAN SECTION; KIELLAND FORCEPS; ROTATIONAL VAGINAL BIRTH; ROTATIONAL VENTOUSE;

ADULT; ANAL CANAL; APGAR SCORE; BIRTH INJURIES; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHIES; CESAREAN SECTION; DYSTOCIA; EMERGENCIES; EXTRACTION, OBSTETRICAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; LABOR PRESENTATION; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LENGTH OF STAY; OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882258954     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12199     Document Type: Article

References (44)

1. Spencer C, Murphy D, Bewley S,. Caesarean delivery in the second stage of labour; better training in instrumental delivery may reduce rates. BMJ 2006; 23: 613-4.
2. Patel RR, Murphy DJ,. Forceps delivery in modern obstetric practice. BMJ 2004; 328: 1302-5.
3. Focus on: Caesarean section. 2009 [www.institute.nhs.uk/quality-and- value/high-volume-care/focus-on:-caesarean-section.html]. Accessed 2 November 2012.
4. National Vital Statistics Reports. 2012 [www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr]. Accessed 2 November 2012.
5. Gurney L, Shivanath N, Ononeze BO,. Rising rate of second stage C-section: who is to blame? A questionnaire based study of trainees in the North East of England. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2010; 95: 84-5.
6. Bahl R, Strachan BK, Murphy DJ,. Operative vaginal delivery RCOG green top guideline no 26. 2011.
7. Cebekulu L, Buckmann EJ,. Complications associated with caesarean section in the second stage of labour. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2006; 95: 110-4.
8. Murphy DJ, Liebling RE, Verity L, Swingler R, Patel R,. Early maternal and neonatal morbidity associated with operative delivery in second stage of labour: a cohort study. Lancet 2001; 358: 1203-7.
9. Lewis EA, Barr C, Thomas K,. The mode of delivery in women taken to theatre at full dilatation: does consultant presence make a difference? J Obstet Gynaecol 2011; 31: 229-31.
10. Bhide A, Guven M, Prefumo F, Vankalayapati P, Thilaganathan B,. Maternal and neonatal outcome after failed ventouse delivery: comparison of forceps versus caesarean section. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2007; 20: 541-5.
11. Bashore RA, Philips WH Jr, Brinkman CR III,. A comparison of the morbidity of midforceps and caesarean delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1990; 162: 1428-34.
12. Maaloe N, Sorensen B, Onesmo R, Secher N, Bygbjerg I,. Prolonged labour as indication for emergency caesarean section: a quality assurance analysis by criterion-based audit at two Tanzanian rural hospitals. BJOG 2012; 119: 605-13.
13. Majoko F, Gardener G,. Trial of instrumental delivery in theatre versus immediate caesarean section for anticipated difficult assisted births. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2008; 8: CD005545.
14. Towner DR, Ciotti MC,. Operative vaginal delivery: a cause of birth injury or is it? Clin Obstet Gynecol 2007; 50: 563-81.
15. Chiswick ML, James DK,. Kielland forceps: association with neonatal morbidity and mortality. BMJ 1979; 1: 7-9.
16. O'Mahony F, Hofmeyer GJ, Menon V,. Choice of instruments for assisted vaginal delivery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2010; 10: CD005455.
17. Ng PC, Siu YK, Lewindon PJ,. Subaponeurotic haemorrhage in the 1990's: a 3-year surveillance. Acta Paediatr 1995; 84: 1065-9.
18. Olah KS,. In praise of Kielland's forceps. BJOG 2002; 109: 492-4.
19. Cardozo LD, Gibb DM, Studd JW, Cooper DJ,. Should we abandon Kielland's forceps? BMJ 1983; 287: 315-7.
20. Towner D, Castro MA, Eby-Wilkens E, Gilbert WM,. Effect of mode of delivery in nulliparous women on neonatal intracranial injury. N Engl J Med 1999; 341: 1709-14.
21. Tan KH, Sim R, Yam KL,. Kielland's forceps delivery: is it a dying art? Singapore Med J 1992; 33: 380-2.
22. Al-Suhel R, Gill S, Robson S, Shadbolt B,. Kielland's forceps in the new millenium. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of attempted rotational forceps delivery. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2009; 49: 510-4.
23. Murphy DJ, Macleod M, Bahl R, Strachan B,. A cohort study of maternal and neonatal morbidity in relation to use of sequential instruments at operative vaginal delivery. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2011; 156: 41-5.
24. Al-Mufti R, McCarthy A, Fisk NM,. Obstetricians' personal choice and mode of delivery. Lancet 1996; 347: 544.
25. Revah A, Ezra Y, Farine D, Ritchie K,. Failed trial of vacuum or forceps-maternal and fetal outcome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997; 176: 200-4.
26. Dierker LJ Jr, Rosen MG, Thompson K, Debanne S, Linn P,. The midforceps: maternal and neonatal outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1985; 152: 176-83.
27. Johanson RB, Heycock E, Carter J, Sultan AH, Walklate K, Jones PW,. Maternal and child health after assisted vaginal delivery: five-year follow up of a randomised controlled study comparing forceps and ventouse. BJOG 1999; 106: 544-9.
28. Cibils LA, Ringler GE,. Evaluation of midforceps delivery as an alternative. J Perinat Med 1990; 18: 5-11.
29. Reichman O, Gdansky E, Latinsky B, Labi S, Samueloff A,. Digital rotation from occipito-posterior to occipito-anterior decreases the need for caesarean section. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2008; 136: 25-8.
30. Le Ray C, Serres P, Schmitz T, Cabrol D, Goffinet F,. Manual rotation in occiput posterior or transverse positions: risk factors and consequences on the caesarean delivery rate. Obstet Gynecol 2007; 110: 873-9.
31. Shaffer BL, Cheng YW, Vargas JE, Laros RK Jr, Caughey AB,. Manual rotation of the fetal occiput: predictors of success and delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2006; 194: 7-9.
32. Loudon JA, Groom KM, Hinkson L, Harrington D, Paterson-Brown S,. Changing trends in operative delivery performed at full dilatation over a 10 year period. J Obstet Gynecol 2010; 30: 370-5.
33. Freeman J,. Why do doctors still use forceps when they killed our baby? 2010 [www.dailymail.co.uk]. Accessed on 2 November 2012.
34. Anim-Somuah M, Smyth RMD, Jones L,. Epidurals for pain relief in labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2011; 12: CD000331.
35. Bleich AT, Alexander JM, McIntire DD, Leveno KJ,. An analysis of second-stage labour beyond 3 hours in nulliparous women. Am J Perinatol 2012; 29: 217-22.
36. Li WH, Zhang HY, Ling Y, Jin S,. Effect of prolonged second stage of labour on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Asian Pac J Trop Med 2011; 4: 409-11.
37. RCOG. The management of third and fourth degree perineal tears. RCOG greentop guideline 2007. no. 29.
38. Williams A, Adams EJ, Tincello DJ, Alfirevic ZA, Walkinshaw SA, Richmond DH,. How to repair and anal sphincter injury after vaginal delivery: results of a randomised controlled trial. BJOG 2006; 113: 201-7.
39. Raisanen S, Vehvilainen-Julkunen K, Cartwright R, Gissler M, Heinonen S,. Vacuum-assisted deliveries and the risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries-a retrospective register-based study in Finland. BJOG 2012; 119: 1370-8.
40. Robson S, Pridmore B,. Have Kielland forceps reached their 'use by' date? Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 1999; 39: 301-4.
41. de Leeuw JW, de Wit C, Kuijken JPJA, Bruinse HW,. Mediolateral episiotomy reduces the risk for anal sphincter injury during operative vaginal delivery. BJOG 2008; 115: 104-8.
42. Stock SJ, Josephs K, Farquharson S, Kissack C, Love C, Cooper S, et al. Maternal and neonatal outcomes of rotational forceps delivery: a cohort study. Suppl Reprod Sci 2012; 19: 233.
43. Fichera A, Prachand V, Kives S, Levine R, Hasson H,. Physical reality simulation for training of laparoscopists in the 21st century. A multispeciality, multi institutional study. JSLS 2005; 9: 125-9.
44. Barbas A, Turley R, Mantyh C, Migaly J,. Advanced fellowship training is associated with improved lymph node retrieval in colon cancer resections. J Surg Res 2011; 170: 41-6.