Obstetric Vacuum Extraction |
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| Authors: | BARBARA J. GALVAN RN BSN FREDRIK F. BROEKHUIZEN MD FACOG |
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| Affiliation: | Barbara Galvan is perinatal outreach nurse specialist at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ms. Galvan is a member of NAACOG and the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care.;Fredrik F. Broekhuizen is chief of Obstetrics, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Milwaukee, and an associate professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Milwaukee Clinical Campus. Dr. Broekhuizen is a fellow of ACOG. a member of the Association of Professors in Gynecology and Obstetrics, and the Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care. |
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| Abstract: | A brief historical review of vacuum extraction, indications for use, safety considerations, mode of action, delivery technique, and discussion of nursing implications is presented. Safety and effectiveness of vacuum extraction are supported by the results of a comparative study done at Mount Sinai Medical Center in which 256 vacuum extractions and 300 randomly selected forceps deliveries were performed. Indications for use, clinical status before application, maternal complications, and immediate neonatal complications are analyzed and discussed. |
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