Background: The vacuum extractor is being increasingly advocated as the instrument of first choice for assisted vaginal delivery. It is widely believed that the ...
Infant skull fractures are most often caused by the use of instruments, such as forceps and vacuum extractors, during delivery.
Skull fracture | Skull fracture · linear skull fractures: thin hairline fractures that do not deform the head · depressed skull fractures: fractures that involve an actual ...
Instruments used by the person delivering the baby may include forceps and vacuum extractors. The doctor may use these instruments if delivery ...
Injury may occur during labor, delivery, or after delivery, especially in
Vacuum extraction poses a risk of injury for both mother and baby. The procedure may cause severe deformity and injury to the fetal skull and brain and, if vacuum ...
Skull fractures and intracranial bleedings have been reported after
Four traction efforts with contractions were required to deliver the fetal head. A neonatal skull x-ray the following day showed a comminuted parietal bone fracture ...
Texas family says Olivia Maria Coats' skull was fractured during her
A vacuum delivery system with PalmPump (Kiwi OmniCup with Traction Force Indicator VAC-6000MT) is placed overlapping the skull depression ...