ArticleReviews in obstetrics & gynecology2009
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery.
Article in Reviews in obstetrics & gynecology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of obstetrics forceps and vacuum extractor to assist during vaginal delivery: systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of prognostic biomarkers in neonatal retinal hemorrhage.International ophthalmology · 2022Pooled it
- Subdural haematoma in neonates following forceps-assisted delivery: case series and review of the literature.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2019Pooled it
- Decreased neonatal pain response after vaginal-operative delivery with Kiwi OmniCup versus metal ventouse.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2017Trial
- Identifying the Best Way to Manage Labor.Missouri medicineTrial
- Maternal morbidity following a trial of labor after cesarean birth: A scoping review of operative vaginal birth compared with cesarean birth in the second stage of labor.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- The Association Between Episiotomy and Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Injuries Among Vacuum-Assisted Vaginal Deliveries: A Population-Based Retrospective Canadian Cohort Study.International urogynecology journal · 2026Article
- What Should Be Discussed When Considering a Vaginal Birth? A Delphi Consensus Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2026Article
- Vacuum-Assisted Delivery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Admission: A Retrospective Case-Control Study at a Lebanese Hospital.International journal of pediatrics · 2026Article
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- Computational modeling of vacuum-assisted delivery: biomechanics of maternal soft tissues.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2025Article
- Obstetric mode of delivery and risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children: insights from the Quebec pregnancy cohort.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Idiopathic parietal bone thinning mimicking a bone lesion.Ghana medical journal · 2023Article
- Intraventricular hemorrhage in term infants: a single institutional experience between 2016 and 2020.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2023Article
- Long-term neurological morbidity among children delivered by vacuum extraction - a national cohort study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2023Article
- Maternal Complications Related to Operative Vaginal Delivery and Their Associated Factors among Women Delivered at NEMCS Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia.Obstetrics and gynecology international · 2023Article
- Trends and Determinants of Operative Vaginal Delivery at Two Academic Hospitals in Johannesburg, South Africa 2005-2019.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Trends in Operative Delivery in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A 5 years' Retrospective Review.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2021Article
- Determinants of Cerebral Palsy in Pediatric Patients in Northern Ethiopia: A Hospital-Based Study.Neurology research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
Approximately 5% (1 in 20) of all deliveries in the United States are operative vaginal deliveries. The past 20 years have seen a progressive shift away from the use of forceps in favor of the vacuum extractor as the instrument of choice. This article reviews in detail the indications, contraindications, patient selection criteria, choice of instrument, and technique for vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery. The use of vacuum extraction at the time of cesarean delivery will also be discussed. With vacuum extraction becoming increasingly popular, it is important that obstetric care providers are aware of the maternal and neonatal risks associated with such deliveries and of the options available to effect a safe and expedient delivery.
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