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ROBuST: RCOG Assisted Birth Simulation Training
  • Course Manual
  • 2nd edition
  • Edited by George Attilakos, Sharon Jordan, Michele Mohajer, Glen Mola, Stephen O'Brien, Dimitrios Siassakos
  • Published online:
    06 June 2024
    Print publication:
    20 June 2024
  • Assisted vaginal birth (AVB) remains a key aspect of respectful, effective care for women in labour. In trained hands, it is associated with better maternal and neonatal outcomes than the alternative of a caesarean section in late labour. Written to accompany the RCOG Assisted Birth Simulation Training (ROBuST) course, this book provides guidance on the only RCOG-approved, evidence-based techniques for when and how to perform AVB and complex caesarean sections. There are clear descriptions of techniques, plus photographs, diagrams and videos to improve learning. Internationally recognised contributors discuss all aspects of assisted birth, including vacuum and forceps-assisted birth; caesarean section at full dilatation; safe and effective practice of Kielland's forceps; and essential non-technical skills. This second edition includes chapters on providing care within the medico-legal context of modern obstetric practice and on exploring the worldwide trends in AVB. This remains a much-valued, and much-consulted, part of any accoucheur's library.

  • Chapter 1 - Operative vaginal birth in the 21st century: a global perspective

  • Edited by George Attilakos, Tim Draycott, University of Bristol, Alison Gale, Dimitrios Siassakos, University of Bristol, Cathy Winter
  • Book:
    ROBuST: RCOG Operative Birth Simulation Training
    Published online:
    05 June 2014
    Print publication:
    19 December 2013, pp 1-11

  • Summary

    Nowadays, concerns regarding operative vaginal birth (OVB) that need to be addressed at a national and institutional level in many countries. This chapter presents general notes on vacuum extraction and forceps to assist vaginal birth. The varying circumstances of practice between countries and hospitals within countries mean that, unless a trainee has opportunities to be trained in a variety of hospitals and regions, it is unlikely that the goals of the RCOG Green-top Guideline on operative vaginal delivery will be attained. One of the purposes of this book, and the ROBuST training course that accompanies it, is to ensure that trainees have the opportunity to develop skills in both methods of OVB. In the developing countries where operative obstetric skills have been maintained, OVB is carried out when there are concerns in terms of 'fit'. Skills training workshops in emergency and newborn care are many and varied too.