Evaluation of delivery options for second-stage events.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cesarean delivery in the second stage of labor is common, whereas the frequency of operative vaginal delivery has been declining. However, data comparing outcomes for attempted operative vaginal delivery vs cesarean in the second stage are scant. Previous studies that examine operative vaginal delivery have compared it to a baseline risk of complications from a spontaneous vaginal delivery and cesarean delivery. However, when a woman has a need for intervention in the second stage, spontaneous vaginal delivery is not an option she or the provider can choose. Thus, the appropriate clinical comparison is cesarean vs operative vaginal delivery.

Objective

Our objective was to compare outcomes by the first attempted operative delivery (vacuum, forceps vs cesarean deliv

SUBMITTER: Bailit JL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4851577 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature