A maternal indication for the use of forceps is:
A) a wide pelvic outlet.
B) maternal exhaustion.
C) a history of rapid deliveries.
D) failure to progress past 0 station.

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A mother who is exhausted may be unable to assist with the expulsion of the fetus.
The patient with a wide pelvic outlet will likely not require vacuum extraction.With a rapid delivery,vacuum extraction is not necessary.A station of 0 is too high for a vacuum extraction.

A Maternal Indication for the Use of Forceps Is