Vacuum versus forceps delivery: Maternal and neonatal outcomes

Prapas N, Kalogiannidis I, Diamanti E, Karagiannidou E, Papanikolaou A, Makedos A, Drossou- Agakidou V, Makedos G

The purpose of our study was to estimate the differences in maternal and neonatal outcomes in singleton term pregnancies delivered using forceps or vacuum. We retrospectively studied the instrumental vaginal deliveries that occurred from January 2000 to June 2004 in the 4th Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Multiple gestations …

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