Should a paediatrician be present at non-rotational forceps deliveries?
In a series of 500 consecutive deliveries there were 35 non-rotational forceps deliveries for delay in the second stage of labour. There was no statistically significant difference in the frequency of resuscitations in this group compared with that in 329 spontaneous vertex deliveries. It is concluded that a paediatrician need not be called routinely to these forceps deliveries when there is no evidence of fetal distress.
D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007748:Labor Stage, Second; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps; D010372:Pediatrics; D011247:Pregnancy; D012151:Resuscitation