Open AccessBoys Born by Forceps and Vacuum Extraction Examined at 18 Years of Age
Author(s) -
Nilsen Stein Tore
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348409156718
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , vacuum extraction , norwegian , fetal head , cohort , obstetrics , pregnancy , surgery , fetus , linguistics , philosophy , biology , genetics
. An 18‐year follow‐up study was made of 62 males delivered by forceps and 38 by vacuum extraction in 1962‐63. The obstetrical data are compared with the medical and psychological military draft board examinations. The mortality and morbidity rates were not significantly different from those of the total cohort of Norwegian conscripts, either in the forceps or in the vacuum group. Rotation of the fetal head with Kielland's forceps in midcavity extractions did not adversely affect the late results. A significantly elevated mean intelligence score was found in the forceps group, while the vacuum group did not differ from the national average.