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October 1, 2025Open Access

Experience of the Use of Vacuum Extractor in Delivery Assistance

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ASArmando Alberto Moreno SantillánLALeidy M Martinez AdameBCBrent D. CunninghamVirginia Tech

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Overview

Retrospective analysis of vacuum extractor usage finds high success and minimal complications in childbirth.

Key Points

  • Successful extraction was achieved in 98.1% of cases using the vacuum extractor.
  • Major indications for its use included maternal exhaustion and prolonged labor, affecting 72.4% of patients.
  • The most frequent maternal complication noted was a first-degree vaginal tear, occurring in 12.4% of cases.
  • Vacuum extractor shows a high success rate with low risk of injury to mother and neonate.

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Santillán et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91cbfe798ba2fc4986bfhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.26.25336777
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