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The effect of forceps delivery on cognitive development.
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Wesley BD, van den Berg BJ, Reece EA
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Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1993;169(5):1091.
OBJECTIVE:
We evaluated the influence of forceps delivery on cognitive development of preschool children.
STUDY DESIGN:
A cohort of 3413 children who were born at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Oakland, California, were selected at age 5 for intelligence quotient testing with the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and the Raven Coloured Progressive Matrices. Data were analyzed by means of the Student t test to compare mean intelligence quotient scores of intervention modes of delivery with spontaneous delivery.
RESULTS:
No significant difference in intelligence quotient was seen in 1192 children delivered by forceps (114 midforceps) compared with 1499 who were delivered spontaneously.
CONCLUSION:
The association of forceps delivery with adverse cognitive development cannot be supported.
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Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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