Association of traction force and adverse neonatal outcome in vacuum ‐assisted vaginal delivery: A prospective cohort study

ConclusionsHigh ‐level traction force may be a risk factor for neonatal complications. Although these results do not mandate any alterations in clinical guidelines, perioperative feedback on traction force may be useful to alert the obstetrician to a timely conversion to cesarean section. To study plausible tract ion force specific outcomes such as head traumas, a larger sample size is required.
Source: Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica - Category: OBGYN Authors: Tags: ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research