Alfredo Gei

Operative Vaginal Delivery Introduction Unfortunately, obstructed labor still complicates thousands of deliveries worldwide, claiming hundreds of maternal and fetal/neonatal lives and causing significant morbidities in the survivors (such as is the case with obstetric fistulas) that could have been otherwise prevented with timely obstetrical interventions. Obstetrical forceps and vacuums refer both to a heterogeneous group…

Management of the Breech Presentation 1. What every clinician should know Definition The breech presentation refers to a longitudinal lie where the presenting part is the breech pole, which can be constituted by the fetal buttocks, the thighs and/or the feet. It must be differentiated from a transverse lie, when the feet of the fetus…