An assisted birth (also known as an instrumental delivery) is when forceps or a ventouse suction cup are used to help deliver the baby. Ventouse and forceps are safe and only used when necessary for you and your baby. Assisted delivery is less common in women who've had a spontaneous vaginal birth before.
This is usually indicated for fetal compromise, delay in the second stage of labour or maternal exhaustion. Instrumental vaginal delivery can be performed using either forceps or the ventouse and both of these can cause significant complications to the mother and fetus (Ezenagu et al.
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