"Obstetrical Forceps" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
| Descriptor ID |
D009772
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E07.858.700.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Obstetrical Forceps- Obstetrical Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetrical
- Forceps, Obstetrical
- Obstetrical Forcep
- Obstetric Forceps
- Forcep, Obstetric
- Forceps, Obstetric
- Obstetric Forcep
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Obstetrical Forceps" by people in Profiles.
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Forceps, Simulation, and Social Media. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 09; 128(3):425-426.
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Obstetric Forceps: A Species on the Brink of Extinction. Obstet Gynecol. 2016 09; 128(3):436-439.
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Variation in the rates of operative delivery in the United States. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Jun; 196(6):526.e1-5.
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Forceps-assisted vaginal delivery. Obstet Gynecol Clin North Am. 1999 Jun; 26(2):345-70.
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Epidural analgesia in active management of labor. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 1994 Mar; 73(3):235-9.