# Forceps delivery of a stillbirth

- Category: chronic
- Review status: reviewed (every claim checked against a document named on this page)
- Sources: Forceps Delivery - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK538220) - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538220/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class WD83.02 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
- Verified date: 2026-08

## Verified against

- No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care

## Treatment metadata

- No drug therapy in primary care (Referral & Advice)

## Complete treatment card

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FORCEPS DELIVERY OF A STILLBIRTH
Sources: Forceps Delivery - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf (NBK538220) -
         https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538220/ · ICPC-3 (WONCA International Classification
         of Primary Care, 3rd edition) class WD83.02 - condition scope only, no dose · No dose -
         referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
Review status: REVIEWED against the source listed above  (2026-08)

1. NO DRUG THERAPY IN PRIMARY CARE (REFERRAL & ADVICE)    [1st line]
   Adult    This is a post-delivery outcome record following an operative vaginal delivery of a
            stillborn infant. Provide comprehensive, compassionate bereavement support, active
            screening for postpartum depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and
            evaluate physical perineal healing and pelvic floor integrity. Refer the patient for
            multidisciplinary investigation into the cause of stillbirth (placental pathology,
            thrombophilia screening, genetic evaluation) and structured pre-conception counseling
            prior to any subsequent pregnancy. - Refer, with advice
   Peds     Adult-only condition - paediatric section not applicable
   Source   No dose - referral pathway, no medicine given in primary care
   Why      This is a post-delivery outcome record following an operative vaginal delivery of a
            stillborn infant. Provide comprehensive, compassionate bereavement support, active
            screening for postpartum depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder, and
            evaluate physical perineal healing and pelvic floor integrity. Refer the patient for
            multidisciplinary investigation into the cause of stillbirth (placental pathology,
            thrombophilia screening, genetic evaluation) and structured pre-conception counseling
            prior to any subsequent pregnancy.
   Caution  RED FLAG - Puerperal sepsis (foul lochia, uterine tenderness, high fever): assess
            urgently and refer.
            Recognise the risk to maternal mental health after stillbirth and screen for depression
            or trauma symptoms.
            No medicine is prescribed for this in primary care - this entry is for recognition and
            referral. Anything given is decided by the service it is referred to.

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