Open AccessFollow Up of Babies Delivered in a Randomized Controlled Comparison of Vacuum Extraction and Forceps Delivery
Author(s) -
Carmody Frank,
Grant Adrian,
Mutch Lesley,
Vacca Aldo,
Chalmers Iain
Publication year - 1986
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 - 10.3109/00016348609161497
Subject(s) - medicine , forceps , vacuum extraction , jaundice , head circumference , randomized controlled trial , forceps delivery , pediatrics , birth weight , low birth weight , surgery , obstetrics , pregnancy , vaginal delivery , biology , genetics
Babies delivered in a randomized controlled comparison of vacuum extraction vs. forceps delivery were reassessed at 9 months of age. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups as regards head circumference, weight, or head circumference to weight ratio, nor in the results of hearing and vision tests. The reasons for hospital readmission, pediatric follow‐up and parents' and health visitors' worries appeared to be unrelated to the mode of delivery in nearly all cases. The finding in the original trial that neonatal jaundice was more common following vacuum extraction was reinforced by an additional case of jaundice in the vacuum extractor group which had necessitated readmission to hospital.