TY - BOOK AU - Achay, Grace. AU - Carabio, Joyce. AU - Gicale, Romelito. AU - Lumapas, Soledad. AU - Mendoza, Ronald. AU - Serato, Yvette. AU - Tan, Rhodora. TI - A study on the common indications of forcep delivery at x-hospital from June 1991 to May 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - Cebu City, Philippines N1 - Thesis (Degree of Bachelor of Science in Nursing) -- University of Cebu-Banilad, Cebu City N2 - Summary: Forceps are metal instruments that may be used during normal labor to extract fetus from the birth canal. The use of low or outlet forceps for this purpose is so common where it is used to shorten the second stage of labor, prevents excessive pounding of the fetal head against the perineum, prevents exhaustion from the woman's pushing effort and can speed delivery in the event of fetal distress ER -