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The Place of the Vacuum Extractor in Obstetric Practice
Author(s) -
Fahmy Kamal
Publication year - 1967
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.1479-828x.1967.tb02501.x
Subject(s) - vacuum extractor , extractor , vacuum extraction , medicine , engineering , obstetrics , surgery , process engineering
Although the vacuum extractor is now employed in most obstetric units, the indications for its use and its complications still give cause for some controversy. In the present paper, the results for the 5‐year period 1962–66 are presented.