1. Operative Vaginal Birth of a Critically Endangered Gorilla With Forceps Assistance
- Author
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Donna M. Ialeggio, Keith Hinshaw, Rebekah McCurdy, Brent Monseur, Timothy A. Georoff, and Stuart Weiner
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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 - Abstract
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.
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- 2020