OBJECTIVE: To perform a systematic review of the literature on the effect of simulation
training of operative vaginal delivery on learner technique and knowledge, operator comfort …

Skilled, safe operative vaginal birth can substantially improve maternal and neonatal
outcomes arising from complications in the second stage of labour and should be available …

Both resident training in the use of obstetric forceps and forceps deliveries are experiencing
precipitous declines in the United States. Current minimum training requirements are …

Introduction The number of deliveries by forceps decreases significantly in favour of the
vacuum. Now, when the use of forceps is necessary, physicians less experimented with this …

Objective Rotational forceps and manual rotation followed by direct forceps are techniques
used in the management of malposition of the fetal head in the second stage of labor …

Objective We aimed to determine whether a threshold number of forceps deliveries in
residency predicts use of forceps in independent practice. Study Design We surveyed …

Objective To investigate (1) the placement of the BD Odon Device on the model fetal head
and (2) perineal distention during simulated operative vaginal births conducted with the BD …

Background The objective of this study was to identify and qualify, by means of a three-
dimensional kinematic analysis, the postures and movements of obstetricians during a …

Introduction and hypothesis Levator avulsion occurs in 10− 35% of women after a first
vaginal delivery, with forceps being the main risk factor. Three mechanisms have been …

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, obstetric simulators were widely used in medical
schools to teach patient assessment skills and to allow students to learn and practice …