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Use of the vacuum extractor by midwives--what has changed in the last decade?

Clark PA

Department of Global Outreach, American College of Nurse-Midwives, USA. aclark@acnm.org

This article provides an update on use of vacuum extraction by certified nurse-midwives (CNMs) and certified midwives (CMs). Research findings from the last decade relevant to the training and use of vacuum extractors are reviewed along with professional guidelines and legal implications.

Published 1 November 2005 in J Midwifery Womens Health, 50(6): 517-24.
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