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Chapter 30 - Ventouse and forceps delivery

from Section 6 - Obstetric emergencies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

Edited by
Sara Paterson-Brown  and
Charlotte Howell
Sara Paterson-Brown
Affiliation:
Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Imperial Healthcare
Charlotte Howell
Affiliation:
University Hospital of North Staffordshire
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Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma
The MOET Course Manual
 , pp. 350 - 373
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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References

Online resources

There are several excellent online resources and these are listed below. The RCOG resource is open access.

Sullivan C. EaSi – e-learning and simulation for instrumental delivery. RCOG StratOG 2012 (www.rcog.org.uk/stratog/page/introduction)(RCOG free access online resource).

O’Grady JP, Taugher C, Chelmow D (Chief Editor). Vacuum extraction. (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/271175-overview).

Ross MG, Beal MH, Chelmow D (Chief Editor). Forceps. (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/263603-overview).

Ross MG, Beal MH. Forceps delivery procedures. (http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1848372-overview).

References and further reading

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