What is assisted vacuum delivery?
A vacuum delivery requires an air-sucking instrument that can be attached to the baby’s head to bring it out. This is not a typical household vacuum that picks dirt from surfaces. This ventouse is a low-pressure instrument that pulls the baby out.
While the mother’s uterus contracts, a soft or hard cup with a handle is placed on top of the baby’s head. Vacuum delivery is initiated during the second stage of labor, especially when the delivery needs to be sped up.
The following are the health complications, which might require a vacuum delivery:
- The mother is too exhausted to push anymore.
- The baby is stuck in the birth canal and it leads to stagnant labor.
- The baby is in fetal distress
- The mother has a heart condition or uncontrolled hypertension, both of which can be dangerous if the mother continues pushing
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