ReviewProceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of engineering in medicine2021
An engineering perspective of vacuum assisted delivery devices in obstetrics: A review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline 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
- Risk factors for subgaleal hemorrhage and adverse early neonatal outcomes: a single-center cohort study with exclusive use of forceps.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- Computational modeling of vacuum-assisted delivery: biomechanics of maternal soft tissues.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2025Article
- Experimental Assessment of Traction Force and Associated Fetal Brain Deformation in Vacuum-Assisted Delivery.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2025Article
- Selection of the apposite vacuum extractor during operative delivery: A biomechanical study.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2025Article
- Subgaleal hemorrhage in neonates: a comprehensive review and summary recommendations.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Review
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- Maternal and Neonatal Complications Resulting From Vacuum-Assisted and Normal Vaginal Deliveries.Cureus · 2021Article
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Abstract
Complications during childbirth result in the need for clinicians to use 'assisted delivery' in over 12% of cases (UK). After more than 50 years in clinical practice, vacuum assisted delivery (VAD) devices remain a mainstay in physically assisting child delivery; sometimes preferred over forceps due to their ease of use and reduced maternal morbidity. Despite their popularity and enduring track-record, VAD devices have shown little evidence of innovation or design change since their inception. In addition, evidence on the safety and functionality of VAD devices remains limited but does present opportunities for improvements to reduce adverse clinical outcomes. Consequently in this review we examine the literature and patent landscape surrounding VAD biomechanics, design evolution and performance from an engineering perspective, aiming to collate the limited but valuable information from a disparate field and provide a series of recommendations to inform future research into improved, safer, VAD systems.
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