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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Surgical Interventions

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  • Caesarean sections can lead to infant injury or maternal complications, especially in difficult deliveries.
  • Assisted delivery methods include vacuum/forceps extraction, manual delivery, and uterine relaxants (tocolytic medication).
  • Impacted fetal heads after prolonged labor pose significant risks to mother and neonate.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare tocolysis (routine/selective vs. none/placebo) and different extraction methods during caesarean sections.
  • To evaluate outcomes such as infant birth trauma, maternal complications (e.g., postpartum hemorrhage), and long-term infant/child morbidity.
  • To assess the effectiveness of reverse breech extraction versus head pushing for impacted fetal heads.

Main Methods:

  • Searched Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register and reference lists.
  • Included published, unpublished, and ongoing randomized controlled trials (RCTs).
  • Two independent reviewers assessed trial eligibility, risk of bias, and extracted data.

Main Results:

  • Seven RCTs (582 women) were included; risk of bias varied.
  • Tocolysis vs. no tocolysis: One trial showed no reported birth trauma or maternal side effects.
  • Reverse breech extraction vs. head push: No difference in birth trauma, but reverse breech extraction showed decreased endometritis, uterine incision extension, and NICU admissions, with significantly less blood loss and shorter operative time, despite heterogeneity.
  • Instrument vs. manual extraction: Limited data, one trial reported no birth trauma or significant differences in hemoglobin drop or uterine incision extension.

Conclusions:

  • Insufficient evidence exists to support or refute tocolysis or instrument use for difficult caesarean births.
  • Limited evidence suggests reverse breech extraction may improve maternal and fetal outcomes, but not birth trauma.
  • Further RCTs are required to definitively answer these clinical questions.