ACOG Operative Vaginal Birth Guideline Summary - Guideline Central
Recommendations
Document Overview

Operative Vaginal Birth

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists


Publication Date: Apr 1, 2020

Page Last Updated: May 5, 2026

Recommendation Grading

Quality of Evidence
LevelDescription
AMultiple randomized controlled clinical trials or meta-analyses
BSingle randomized trial or nonrandomized studies
CConsensus opinion of experts, case studies or standard-of-care

Document Overview

Document Title
Operative Vaginal Birth
Authoring Society

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Document Publication Date
Apr 1, 2020
Page Last Reviewed/Updated
May 5, 2026
Document Type
Consensus Statement
Country of Publication
United States
Full Text Freely Available
No
Full Text Guideline
www.acog.org/clinical/clinical-guidance/practice-bulletin/articles/2020/04/operative-vaginal-birth

Document Scope, Criteria, and Use Cases

Scope
Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)

D036861 - Delivery, Obstetric

D050498 - Live Birth

D036861 - Delivery, Obstetric

D050498 - Live Birth

Keywords
labor management, vaginal birth
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Adolescent, Adult
Health Care Settings
Hospital
Intended Users
Nurse, Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, Physician, Physician Assistant
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