Maternal and Neonatal Complications Resulting From Vacuum-Assisted and Normal Vaginal Deliveries

Preventing maternal and neonatal harm during vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery.

When women in the second stage of labor fail to progress to a spontaneous delivery, vacuum extractors have been used to successfully aid delivery. Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Center for Health Statistics revealed that vacuum-assisted deliveries accounted for approximately 5% of all deliveries in 2004, based on a seven-state sample of the expanded health ...

Immediate maternal and neonatal effects of forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the differences in immediate maternal and neonatal effects of forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries. METHODS We conducted a medical record review of all forceps and vacuum-assisted deliveries that occurred from January 1, 1998, to August 30, 1999, at Winthrop-University Hospital. Maternal demographics and delivery characteristics were recorded. Maternal outcomes, such a...

Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery.

The second stage of labor is a dynamic event that may require assistance when maternal efforts fail to effect delivery or when there are nonreassuring fetal heart tones. Therefore, knowing how to perform an operative vaginal delivery with forceps or vacuum is vital for family physicians who provide maternity care. Vacuum is rapidly replacing forceps as the predominant instrument, but each has a...

Comparision of Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Outlet Forceps and Vacuum Extraction Deliveries

Maternal and fetal outcomes after uterine fundal pressure in spontaneous and assisted vaginal deliveries.

AIM This study aimed to evaluate maternal and fetal outcomes after uterine fundal pressure (UFP) in spontaneous and assisted vaginal deliveries. METHODS In a retrospective cohort study, 9743 singleton term deliveries with cephalic presentation were analyzed from 2004 to 2013. Spontaneous and assisted vaginal deliveries were analyzed separately with and without the application of UFP. Odds rat...