vaginal delivery
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Procedure
- delivery of a fetus from the uterus, through the cervix & out the vaginal orifice.
- in assisted vaginal delivery, forceps appears to protect the baby at the expense of the maternal vagina.[2]
- neonatal morbidity is associated with vacuum delivery[2]
- warm compresses applied to the perineum during pushing[4]
- a single dose of antibiotics is recommended during repair of obstetric anal sphincter injuries[4]
- restrictive use of episiotomy[4]
- mediolateral episiotomy is generally preferred over midline episiotomy
- hemostatic 1st-degree lacerations or perineal skin of 2nd-degree lacerations may be repaired with standard suture or adhesive glue
- for 2nd-degree lacerations, continuous suturing is preferred over interrupted suturing[4]
More general terms
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 Caughey AB et al, Forceps compared with vacuum. Rates of neonatal an maternal morbidity. Obset Gyncecol. 2005; 106:908 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16260505
- ↑ NIH Consensus Development Conference on Vaginal Birth After Cesarean: New Insights. March 8-10, 2010 http://consensus.nih.gov/2010/vbac.htm
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Young K, Sofair A, Chavey WE Obstetricians Group Continues to Recommend Restrictive Use of Episiotomy Physician's First Watch, June 24, 2016 David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, Editor-in-Chief Massachusetts Medical Society http://www.jwatch.org