Mode of delivery in the subsequent pregnancy of women who were delivered by vacuum extraction in their first pregnancy

The objective of this study was to investigate the mode of delivery in the second pregnancy of women who were delivered by vacuum extraction in their first pregnancy. The study included all women who were delivered in our hos pital during the decade 1981-90, with their second delivery taking place wi thin 5 years from the first. The neonatal weight in the second pregnancies was significantly greater (p < 0.05). The rate of normal delivery in the se cond pregnancy varied from 86.13 to 89.04%, the rate of vacuum extraction f rom 6.97 to 8.91% and the rate of Cesarean section from 2.73 to 5.81%. We c oncluded that the second delivery in women who had vacuum extraction in the ir first pregnancy was usually accomplished normally. The use of Vacuum ext raction remained low and the rate of Cesarean section was also low. Consequ ently, a protracted or difficult first delivery that was completed by vacuu m extraction should not create fear and anxiety in a woman in her subsequen t pregnancy.