title: Instrument placement is sub-optimal in three of ten attempted operative vaginal deliveries.
authors.affiliation: Alpert Medical School, Brown University/Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Rouse
mesh_terms: D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*