Fetal injury associated with routine vacuum use during cesarean delivery.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.ajog.2007.12.009.
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Abstract
The use of a vacuum device as a routine procedure at the time of repeat cesarean delivery was associated with major fetal intracranial hemorrhage. In the absence of clear evidence of benefit, the routine use of vacuum extraction at the time of cesarean delivery is not justified, given its potential for serious fetal injury.
Medical subject headings
- Birth Injuries
- Cesarean Section
- Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Vacuum Extraction, Obstetrical