title: [Forceps delivery: Professionals' knowledge of forceps application in the area of Lyon].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to describe knowledge on forceps delivery in the area of Lyon.
  
  
  METHODS
  It is a multicentric observational study carried between January 1, 2013 and June 9, 2013. A questionnaire was sent to obstetricians and residents of the area of Lyon. It related prerequisites for operative vaginal delivery, the method used to apply forceps, practices and preferences of operators.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-five responses were obtained (47 obstetricians, 28 residents). About prerequisites: 6.4% of the obstetricians and 14.3% of the residents never do urinary catheterization. Instrumental delivery is never performed when the fetal head is not engaged. Mid-pelvic operative vaginal delivery is performed by 51.1% of obstetricians. Trans-abdominal ultrasound assessment is conducted in cases of clinical doubts about the fetal head position. For occipital anterior and left anterior positions, the left blade is first applied. A flexion of the fetal head is applied for anterior positions but not in posterior positions. Most of operators do not perform instrumental rotation. Vacuum extractor is the privileged instrument for obstetricians and forceps is often used in second line.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study shows that most of the recommendations for forceps delivery are followed. In front of the lake of statistical power of this study, it might be interesting to improve a largest study with a comparison between obstetricians and residents' practices.
authors.affiliation: Département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, 69310 Pierre-Bénite, France; Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1, 69008 Lyon, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.affiliation: Département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, 69310 Pierre-Bénite, France. Electronic address: c.meysonier@gmail.com.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meysonnier
authors.affiliation: Département d'obstétrique et de gynécologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, 69310 Pierre-Bénite, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Clerc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010820:Physicians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Apprentissage; Contrôle qualité; Extraction instrumentale; Forceps; Forceps delivery; Formation; Instrumental delivery; Learning; Pratique professionnelle; Professional practice; Quality control; Training