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Article: Warn Parents of Operative Vaginal Delivery Risks.
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- Family Practice News
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- February 15, 2000
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ALBUQUERQUE -- Educating pregnant women and their partners about the potential risks of operative-assisted delivery, using good technique, and thoroughly documenting the procedure can help reduce the physical and medicolegal risks associated with these deliveries, according to Dr. William F. Rayburn.
It's essential that parents are fully aware of the available options, including vacuum and forceps deliveries and cesarean sections, the reasons for taking these steps during labor, and the potential complications for both the mother and fetus, he said at a meeting on perinatal care sponsored by the University of New Mexico.
"Educate, educate, educate," he ...