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Forceps Double Risk of Fecal Incontinence.
A woman whose baby is delivered with forceps has almost twice the chance of postpartum fecal incontinence than a woman who delivers vaginally, results of a multicenter study suggest.
In addition, vacuum extraction was not associated with fecal incontinence, and cesarean section offered women marginal protection.
The study is said to be the first to suggest that choice of instrument in an assisted delivery makes a difference in postpartum fecal incontinence (Br. J. Obstet. Gynaecol. 108[7]:678-83, 2001).
"If an operative vaginal delivery is required, this study provides the best available evidence that vacuum extraction, rather than forceps, should be the instrument of choice to reduce subsequent fecal incontinence," said Dr. Christine MacArthur who is with the University of Birmingham (England) and her research associates.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Forceps Double Risk of Fecal Incontinence.