Obstetric forceps dimensions and the newborn head biometry: Time for an update

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=BWCX_5Bwqg" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=BWCX_5Bwqg</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.11.046" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.ejogrb.2020.11.046</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Obstetric forceps dimensions and the newborn head biometry: Time for an update
Original language description
Obstetric forceps were invented in the 1600s to assist vaginal delivery of term babies following prolonged labour. This probably explains their design, with a narrow interblade distance and long blade length, to fit a severely moulded fetal head. However, in modern obstetric practice protracted labour is avoided, yet our research has shown that over 400 years forceps dimensions have remained largely unchanged. We believe it is time to optimise these dimensions based on biometry of the term, newborn baby's head, with the head width (biparietal diameter) and head length (mentovertical diameter) correlating with interblade distance and blade length respectively. We hypothesise that doing so should reduce the incidence of neonatal complications associated with forceps assisted delivery and it is also possible that the amended shape might be associated with better outcomes for women. In this article we present our rationale for the optimisation of the forceps dimensions based on the findings of our previous systematic review and an original series of mentovertical and biparietal diameter measurements using laser scanning technology. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
30214 - Obstetrics and gynaecology

Project
<a href="/en/project/EF16_019%2F0000787" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000787: Fighting INfectious Diseases</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2021
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
ISSN
0301-2115
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
256
Issue of the periodical within the volume
January
Country of publishing house
IE - IRELAND
Number of pages
4
Pages from-to
270-273
UT code for WoS article
000604431000042
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85096858847

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