Operative Vaginal Birth of a Critically Endangered Gorilla With Forceps Assistance
Autor: | Donna M. Ialeggio, Keith Hinshaw, Rebekah McCurdy, Brent Monseur, Timothy A. Georoff, Stuart Weiner |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Vaginal birth Gorilla Obstetrical Forceps 03 medical and health sciences Critically endangered 0302 clinical medicine Obstetrics and gynaecology Pregnancy biology.animal Animals Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Major complication reproductive and urinary physiology Fetus Gorilla gorilla 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine biology business.industry Obstetrics Endangered Species Obstetrics and Gynecology Extraction Obstetrical Forceps Assistance Animals Newborn Congo Female business |
Zdroj: | Obstetrics & Gynecology. 136:170-173 |
ISSN: | 0029-7844 |
Popis: | Background An obstetrician on standby assessed an 18-year-old primiparous captive gorilla with a term singleton fetus with a protracted labor course. Case After it was determined that an arrest of descent had occurred, a viable, 2,280 g male neonate was delivered through an operative vaginal birth with forceps assistance without major complications. Conclusion Given the numerous anatomic and biochemical similarities of humans and other great apes, it is possible that the high maternal mortality and stillbirth rates of gorillas could be reduced by using the same principles of obstetric management in a multidisciplinary fashion. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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