Instrumental vaginal birth
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Commentary
- An instrumental birth refers to an assisted vaginal birth using forceps or vacuum extraction.
- The percentage of ACT women who had an instrumental birth was 13.1% in 2021.
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ACT women who had an instrumental vaginal birth, 2012 to 2021
Data
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