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POST‐PARTUM REACTIONS TO INSTRUMENTAL DELIVERY
Author(s) -
Leeton John,
Waldron Kenneth
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1971.tb92682.x
Subject(s) - forceps , forceps delivery , medicine , obstetrical forceps , obstetrics , post partum , delivery system , pregnancy , vaginal delivery , surgery , biology , pharmacology , genetics
A high proportion of women did not know that they had undergone an instrumental delivery at the time of giving birth. Fifty per cent of women were frightened or anxious about the forceps delivery, which suggests a lack of ante‐natal preparation for such a delivery. Forceps application increased the pain in approximately 25%. This reflects inadequate anaesthesia, especially in those cases of rotational forceps delivery. A high proportion of women were disappointed at having an instrumental delivery, and this was unrelated to the indication for such a delivery. Only 15% preferred to have an Instrumental delivery again, which is less than those who were not disappointed at having an instrumental delivery at the time. These factors point to a generally negative outdated attitude towards forceps delivery. A more positive attitude towards instrumental delivery should be introduced by obstetricians, midwives, and physiotherapists, so that the procedure is considered more as a part of normal obstetrics.