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

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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&apos;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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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&apos;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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

30214 - Obstetrics and gynaecology

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF16_019%2F0000787" target="_blank" >EF16_019/0000787: Centrum výzkumu infekčních onemocnění</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

European Journal of Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

ISSN

0301-2115

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

256

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

January

Stát vydavatele periodika

IE - Irsko

Počet stran výsledku

4

Strana od-do

270-273

Kód UT WoS článku

000604431000042

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85096858847