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Published on: November 9, 2016
Odon device: a promising tool to facilitate vaginal delivery and increase access to emergency care
Jennifer Harris Requejo1, José M Belizán
1Institute for International Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. jrequejo@jhsph.edu
Abstract:
The last innovation in operative vaginal delivery happened centuries ago with the invention of the forceps and the vacuum extractor. The World Health Organization Odon Device Research Group recently published a protocol for a feasibility and safety study for a new device (Odon device) which aims to revolutionize assisted vaginal delivery. This editorial discusses the device and its pathway to global use. Although preliminary results look promising, the rigorous three-phased WHO protocol needs completion before the device can be determined, based on the evidence, to be safe and effective.
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