Fathers' experiences of a vacuum extraction delivery – a qualitative study

Conclusions VE delivery has a strong emotional impact on fathers and the procedure is often experienced as a dramatic way to end a birth and an ultimate way to terminate a long birth process. The results indicate that a lack of support and of a genuine opportunity to participate, as well as the mother's pain impair their experience, not the VE delivery, per se.
Source: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare - Category: Reproduction Medicine Source Type: research