Abstract:Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the rate of vacuum extraction, and its relationship with parity and intrauterine fetal condition. Methods: This study was conducted at Diyarbakır Maternity Hospital in Turkey during 2012 with 20050 newborns who were delivered at the obstetrics/gynecology clinics. Two hundred and forty-nine of them were vacuum deliveries. Parity, maternal age, gestational age, birth weight and APGAR(Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respiration) scores were recorded for each … Show more
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