Evaluation of Teissier's spatulas during preterm fetal vaginal delivery

{Aim. - The aim of our study was to evaluate the use of Teissier's spatulas in preterm vaginal deliveries by comparing them to spontaneous deliveries. Materials and methods. - A retrospective monocentric case-control study was conducted from 2008 to 2012 on single cephalic presentations with live births between 28 and 34 weeks of gestation. A comparison was made between spontaneous vaginal (controls) and instrumental deliveries by Teissier's spatulas (cases) on maternal, obstetrical and neonatal outcomes. Results. - The spatulas and Vaginal Spontaneous Delivery (VSD) groups were constituted of 94 and 86 patients respectively. Occiput posterior presentations were increased in the spatulas group (11.7% vs. 1.2%