Vacuum extraction is one delivery assistance option. During vacuum extraction, a physician must carefully position the cup portion of the ventouse or vacuum device on the baby's head.

A vacuum-assisted delivery may be needed if birth has gone on too long or needs to happen quickly. Read more on the need for this procedure and its risks.

Advocates claim the Odon device is safer than forceps or vacuum extraction. However, the device has only been tested on 30 Argentinian women, who had all given birth before and were experiencing ...

Vacuum extraction can be used in preference to a forceps delivery particularly if the mother has already had an epidural.

Vacuum delivery is a medical procedure sometimes done during childbirth. Learn more about how it’s done, why it’s important, and what to expect.