Vacuum Assisted Vaginal Deliveries in Sagamu

Abstract

A retrospective review of all cases of vacuum assisted vaginal deliveries at the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, between January 1990 and December 2001 is presented. During the study period there were 4962 deliveries and assisted vaginal deliveries by vacuum was 223, giving an incidence of 4.53%. Primiparous patients accounted for 57.4% of the cases. The commonest indication was delayed second stage (87%). The mean birth weight of babies was 3.13 Kg + 0.51 SD. One hundred and fifty two (68.2%) babies had Apgar scores of seven and more at the fifth minute of birth. The commonest fetal injury was scalp abrasion and cervical laceration was the commonest maternal complication.


Key Words: Vacuum, Delivery, Vagina.


Nig. Medical Practitioner Vol. 45(3) 2004: 38-40