Vacuum - extraction of the fetus is usually called surgical intervention in the resolution of the burden, which consists in removing the child from the womb with the help of created negative pressure between the inner surface of the bowl of the special device and the head of the newborn.
This method is acceptable in the case when the baby has an acute shortage of oxygen or there is a weak labor activity that can not be corrected by medicines. Vacuum extraction is also relevant in a situation where the moment of performing cesarean has already been missed, and it is too early to apply forceps.
Contraindications for vacuum extraction of the fetus
Contraindications for this procedure are:
- a serious state of maternity, excluding the possibility of attempts;
- presence of inconsistencies in the size of the head of the child and the pelvis of the woman;
- delivery before time;
- extensor kinds of fetal presentations .
Before the operation, a woman needs to go "in a small way" and adopt a position of the body characteristic of the woman in labor. Doctors perform a re-examination of the vagina, the width of the cervix , the size of the baby's head and the mother's pelvis. The procedure itself is as follows: a vacuum extractor cup is inserted into the vagina, placed on the baby's head, creates a negative pressure and literally pulls out the fruit.
Consequences of the procedure
The frequent consequences of vacuum extraction of the fetus are:
- slipping the calyx from the head of the child;
- lack of movement of the baby through the birth canal;
- fetal injuries: head hematomas, damage to the central nervous system;
- mutilations inflicted on the vagina and uterus of the mother in childbirth.
Usually, such complications during vacuum extraction of the fetus are the result of technical errors in the implementation of surgical intervention, as well as its untimely application. If the difficulties occurred immediately, this method is stopped and alternative ways of solving the burden are found.