Maternal and neonatal trauma during forceps and vacuum delivery must not be overlooked

Giulia M Muraca; Laura E Ralph; Penny Christensen; Rohan D'Souza; Roxana Geoffrion; Sarka Lisonkova; K S Joseph

doi:10.1136/bmj-2022-073991

Maternal and neonatal trauma during forceps and vacuum delivery must not be overlooked

BMJ. 2023 Oct 19:383:e073991. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-073991.

Authors

Giulia M Muraca^{1

2}, Laura E Ralph³, Penny Christensen⁴, Rohan D'Souza¹, Roxana Geoffrion⁵, Sarka Lisonkova^{5

6}, K S Joseph^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
² Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
³ Patient author, Canada.
⁴ Public representative, Birth Trauma Canada, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
⁵ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
⁶ School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Abstract

Giulia Muraca and colleagues argue that Canada’s high rates of maternal and neonatal trauma following operative vaginal delivery warrant urgent recognition, transparency, and action

MeSH terms

Birth Injuries* / etiology
Delivery, Obstetric / adverse effects
Extraction, Obstetrical
Family
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Newborn, Diseases*
Obstetrical Forceps / adverse effects
Pregnancy
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Instruments
Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical / adverse effects