Refer to CPG: Assisted Vaginal Birth
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1. Johanson, RB, Menon, V. Vacuum extraction versus forceps for assisted vaginal delivery. (review). The Cochrane Collaboration. The Cochrane Library, 2005, issue 4.
2. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Operative vaginal delivery. Guideline No. 26. revised October, 2005. http://www.rcog.org.uk/resources/Public/pdf/operative_vaginal_delivery.pdf
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3. SOGC Clinical Practice Guidelines. No. 148, August, 2004. Guidelines for operative vaginal birth. JOGC, August 2004. pp 747- 753. http://www.sogc.org/guidelines/public/148E-CPG-August2004.pdf
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4. Handbook of vacuum delivery in obstetric practice / Aldo Vacca
by Vacca, Aldo Brisbane: Vacca Research, 2003
5. Choices with childbirth [electronic resource] : progress of labour and vacuum assisted delivery / Vacca Research
Albion, QLD: Vacca Research, 2005
6. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Instrumental Vaginal Delivery. College Statement No.C-Obs 16. Melbourne: RANZCOG; 2004. www.ranzcog.edu.au/publications/statements/C-obs16.pdf.
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7. Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Guidelines for Use of Rotational Forceps. College Statement No. C-Obs 13. Melbourne: RANZCOG; 2004 http://www.ranzcog.edu.au/publications/statements/C-obs13.pdf
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Note: Levels of evidence are quoted in references above; in particular numbers 1, 2, & 3.
Published: 10 August 2007
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Royal Women's Hospital Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are intended to provide guidance to health care professionals, based on a thorough evaluation of research evidence, on the practical assessment and management of specific clinical issues or situations. The guidelines allow some flexibility on the part of the health care professional based on the needs of the specific patient for whom they are caring.
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