Ee. Salamalekis et al., Mode of delivery in the subsequent pregnancy of women who were delivered by vacuum extraction in their first pregnancy, PRENAT N M, 5(2), 2000, pp. 92-95
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.