clinical study of the low forceps in vaginal delivery

Objective To study the clinical application value of the low forceps in vaginal delivery. Methods To retrospectively analyze the clinical data of 280 cases of the low forceps in vaginal delivery,and randomly selected 140 cases pregnant women who cesarean section, as the control group. To compare the influence of maternal and neonatal morbidity in the two groups. Results There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups for the incidence of the postdelivery hemorrage,birth trauma infectious, asphyxia neonatorum associated with delivery from low forceps when compared with cesarean section. The incidenc of the postdelivery sick rate was significantly lower in the low forceps group( 3.2% ) than that in the control group ( 10.0% ) ( x2 = 8.30, P ＜ 0.05 ). Conclusion Low forceps may be a valuable instrument and safety or efficacy in vaginal delivery and that it should be more widely used in appropriate clinical situations. Key words: Obstetrical forceps; Labor; Labor complications