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Assisted Delivery
 
When labor doesn't progress smoothly, some assistance becomes necessary. Popular procedures involve the use of instruments such as forceps or a vacuum extractor. Common reasons for assisted delivery are -

• Fetal distress - heart beat slows down in response to contractions

• Maternal distress - the mother is too tired to push; has heart, muscular or respiratory complications


• Prolonged labor or prolonged second-stage labor

• Baby's head is facing the wrong direction or if baby's head is too large for the pelvis
 

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Prerequisites before the Procedures

• Cervix needs to be fully dilated and effaced and the membranes ruptured; the fetal head has to be engaged

• Prep time takes about 30-45 minutes; the birth is over within 2-3 contractions

• An experienced physician should handle the procedure. Choice of instrument used will depend after a vaginal examination to determine which is more appropriate

• An epidural or a local anesthetic will be given to numb the perineal area

• A thin catheter will be inserted in the bladder to empty it

• An episiotomy may be performed to enlarge the vaginal opening

• All necessary preps for a C-section should be made in case instrumental delivery fails

Forceps-assisted Birth

• The instrument is shaped like a pair of scissors which when hooked together look like salad tongs. It may look scary but it is preferred if your doctor deems it necessary or to avoid a C-section.

• Forceps are used to help turn the baby's head if he is facing the wrong way

• One spoon goes in one at a time into the vagina to cradle around the temples of the baby's head. With the uterine contractions and the mother pushing, your doctor gently pulls on the forceps to help the baby through the canal.

• Forceps delivery will only be used if the baby's head is properly engaged in the mother's pelvis. A cesarean will be performed otherwise.

• Episiotomy may always be necessary but it is performed in most instances to help with the delivery

Vacuum-assisted Birth

• Also known as venthouse birth, it is an alternative to forceps. A venthouse or vacuum extractor uses suction to guide the baby out.

• A rubber or plastic cup is pressed against the baby's head; the cup gets its suction through a tube from a vacuum bottle attached to a small pump.

• With each push the obstetrician will gently pull the cup and guide the baby out.

• Again, episiotomy may not always be necessary with this procedure
 

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Instrumental birth and the Baby

• Baby is able to feel the blades of the forceps or the vacuum cup as well as the force which is applied during the contractions

• Pressure will only be exerted when the mother is actively pushing

• Venthouse delivery mostly leave a prominent reddish purple colored bump on the back of baby's head

• Forceps can sometimes leave two red marks on baby's temples. Both bruises and bumps take about a week to subside

• Sometimes bruising cause babies to become irritable and even develop jaundice

• Immediate special care services are usually arranged for babies who were already in distress prior to the use of the instruments. The delivery style has nothing to do with the need for special care.

Instrumental birth and the Mother

• The mother is likely to feel sore and bruised. In case of stitches special care needs to be taken to help in the healing.

• Some women may feel a sense of disappointment but don't forget baby's safety necessitated the use of instruments during delivery.

• Once an assisted delivery doesn't mean always an assisted delivery. Similar assistance may not be necessary with the second delivery because fatigue experienced will be less this time round and fetal distress may not even be a possibility because of a shorter labor.
 
 
 
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