An updated practice bulletin from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ACOG) affirms the use of operative vaginal delivery as a way to avoid cesarean delivery and improve outcomes for ...

An increased risk of emergency operative delivery is linked with increasing maternal age, suggests a new study. The study used a sample of 169,583 low risk, first-time mothers in Norway, to examine ...

Assisted vaginal birth refers to the use of a specially designed instrument to help with delivery during the last part of labor. It is also referred to as operative vaginal delivery, and accounts for ...

Midpelvic operative vaginal delivery is associated with significantly higher risk for severe birth trauma and obstetric trauma compared with cesarean delivery, a new study shows. Rates of severe ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Operative vaginal delivery volume was associated with outcomes for mothers and neonates. Risks for severe ...

When a woman is attempting vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) and the second stage of labor is not progressing, there are two options. Obstetricians can decide, together with the woman and her ...