Naegele Forceps Delivery and Association between Morbidity and the Number of Forceps Traction Applications: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the 87 pregnant women on whom Naegele forceps delivery was performed.

Factors	Median	Range	n	%
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39 5/7	37 3/7–41 4/7
Early term (37 0/7-38 6/7 weeks)			19	21.8
Full term (39 0/7-40 6/7 weeks)			56	64.4
Late term (41 0/7 weeks and after)			12	13.8
Age (years)	32	19–40
Parity
Nullipara			72	82.8
Para 1			11	12.6
Para 2			4	4.6
Maternal complications			37	42.5
Maternal height (cm)	158	147–170
Maternal weight at labor (kg)	59.6	44.7–91.8
Maternal BMI at labor (kg/m^2)	24.2	18.6–34.8
Neonatal birth weight (g)	3036	2072–3926
Augmentation			48	55.2
Epidural analgesia			18	20.7
Episiotomy			35	40.2
Midline			24	27.6
Mediolateral			11	12.6
Fetal head malrotation			14	16.1
Chief indication
Prolonged second stage			51	58.6
Nonreassuring fetal status			33	37.9
Severe PIH			3	3.4
Station (cm)
+1			2	2.4
+2			41	47.7
+3			30	34.9
≥+4			13	15.1
Missing			1
Numbers of forceps traction applications
1			55	64.7
2			21	24.7
3			5	5.9
4			2	2.4
5			1	1.2
6			1	1.2
Missing			2
Uterine fundal pressure maneuver			2	2.3
Traction-to-delivery intervals (min)	2	0–13

BMI: body mass index; PIH: pregnancy-induced hypertension.