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About this resource
- Title
- Assisted vaginal birth (ventouse or forceps): information for you
- What is this leaflet about?
- The purpose of an assisted vaginal birth is to mimic a normal (spontaneous) birth with minimum risk to you and the baby. To do this, an obstetrician or midwife uses instruments (ventouse or forceps) to help your baby to be born.
- Who produced this leaflet?
- Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
- Link
- Visit rcog.org.uk (external)