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  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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  • Assisted vaginal birth is a common obstetric procedure.
  • Guidelines are essential for optimizing maternal and neonatal outcomes.

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  • To establish evidence-based guidelines for safe and effective assisted vaginal birth.
  • To outline prerequisites, indications, and contraindications for operative vaginal delivery.

Main Methods:

  • Comprehensive literature search of Medline database (1985-2018).
  • Keywords included "assisted vaginal birth," "operative vaginal delivery," "forceps delivery," and "vacuum delivery."
  • Evidence quality assessed using the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care criteria.

Main Results:

  • Identified key prerequisites, indications, and contraindications for assisted vaginal birth.
  • Detailed maternal and neonatal morbidity associated with instrumental vaginal birth.
  • Guidelines approved by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada.

Conclusions:

  • Provides a framework for clinical decision-making in assisted vaginal birth.
  • Aims to improve safety and efficacy of operative vaginal delivery.
  • Supports evidence-based practice in obstetrics.