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They were classified into 3 groups: beginners, intermediates, and experts, beginners having performed fewer than 10 forceps deliveries in real conditions, intermediates between 10 and 100, and experts more than 100. The posture and movements of the obstetricians were recorded between December 2020 and March 2021 using an optoelectronic motion capture system during simulated forceps births. Joint angles qualifying these postures and movements were analysed between the three phases of the foetal traction. These phases were defined by the passage of a virtual point associated with the forceps blade through two anatomical planes: the mid-pelvis and the pelvic outlet. Then, a consolidated ascending hierarchical classification (AHC) was applied to these data in order to objectify the existence of groups of similar behaviours.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The AHC distinguished four different postures adopted when crossing the first plane and three different traction techniques. 48% of the beginners adopted one of the two raised posture, 22% being raised without trunk flexion and 26% raised with trunk flexion. Conversely, 58% of the experts positioned themselves in a \u201cchevalier servant\u201d posture (going down on one knee) and 25% in a \u201csquatting\u201d posture before initiating traction. The results also show that the joint movement amplitude tends to reduce with the level of expertise.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Forceps delivery was performed in different ways, with the experienced obstetricians favouring postures that enabled observation at the level of the maternal perineum and techniques reducing movement amplitude. The first perspective of this work is to relate these different techniques to the traction force generated. 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