Accepted Article This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.14820 This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. Article Type: Main Research Article Perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality among term singletons following midcavity operative vaginal delivery versus caesarean delivery Giulia M. Muraca, 1,2,3 Amanda Skoll, 2,3 Sarka Lisonkova, 1,2,3 Yasser Sabr, 2,4 Rollin Brant, 3,5 Geoffrey W. Cundiff, 2,3 K.S. Joseph 1,2,3 1 School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, 2206 East Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z3; 2 Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, 4500 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1; 3 BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, Canada; 4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Saud University, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 11472; 5 Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia, 3182 Earth Sciences Building, 2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4. Correspondence to: G. Muraca, Children’s and Women’s Hospital and Health Centre of British Columbia, C403-4500 Oak St, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1, Tel: +1-604- 875-2000 ext. 5185, E-mail: gmuraca@cfri.ca Running title: Midcavity operative vaginal delivery vs caesarean delivery