The original vacuum extractor, which has a metal cup, may produce cone-shaped swelling on the top of your baby's head. This is called a chignon. The chignon ...
Vacuum extraction is sometimes recommended to help guide your baby out of the birth canal during childbirth. Find out what to expect from this ...
Days after the birth, a frontal swelling, which was thought to be a caput
Or it can happen if your doctor used forceps or suction (vacuum-assisted delivery) to give your baby a little
Symptoms. When an infant is born with caput succedaneum, parents may notice scalp swelling or an appearance of puffiness right after birth. This ...
When is Vacuum-Assisted Delivery Appropriate?
If baby is stalled in the birth canal, a vacuum extraction could ease her out of
TWO HOURS AFTER DELIVERY assisted by a vacuum extractor, an infant developed shortness of breath, poor perfusion, hypotension, and head swelling.
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery using a soft cup causes less neonatal
Two babies (2.8%) died, one from hypovolaemic shock, one from severe HIE.