Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes by Attempted Mode of Operative Delivery From a Low Station in the Second Stage of Labor.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate maternal and neonatal outcomes by attempted mode of operative delivery from a low station in the second stage of labor.

Methods

Retrospective study of 2,518 women carrying singleton fetuses at 37 weeks of gestation or greater who underwent attempted forceps-assisted delivery, attempted vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery, or cesarean delivery from a low station in the second stage of labor. Primary outcomes were stratified by parity and included a maternal adverse outcome composite (postpartum hemorrhage, transfusion, endometritis, peripartum hysterectomy, or intensive care unit admission) and a neonatal adverse outcome composite (5-minute Apgar score less than 4, respiratory morbidity, neonatal intensive care unit admission, shoulder dystocia, birth traum

SUBMITTER: Halscott TL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4683158 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature