"Obstetrical Forceps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D009772
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.700.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Obstetrical Forceps- Obstetrical Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetrical
- Forceps, Obstetrical
- Obstetrical Forcep
- Obstetric Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetric
- Forceps, Obstetric
- Obstetric Forcep
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obstetrical Forceps" by people in Profiles.
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Concerning the Article by Bodner-Adler et al: "Management of the Perineum during Delivery with the Kiwi Omnicup: Effects of Mediolateral Episiotomy on Anal Sphincter Tears in Nulliparous Women". Gynecol Obstet Invest. 2018; 83(4):415-416.
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Risk of operative delivery for intrapartum fetal compromise in small-for-gestational-age fetuses at term: an internally validated prediction model. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018 01; 218(1):134.e1-134.e8.
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Predicting the difficulty of operative vaginal delivery by ultrasound measurement of fetal head station. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017 05; 216(5):507.e1-507.e9.
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Continuous recording of intrarectal pressures during the second phase of labour: correlations with postpartum pelvic floor complaints. A biomechanical-clinical study. Int Urogynecol J. 2017 Aug; 28(8):1209-1216.