Results
The randomization sequence allocated 90 women
in the vacuum extraction group (V group) and 90 in
the manual extraction group (M group). Their
demographic factors are shown in Table 1. We note
that the mean age and the mean BMI were not
statistically significant between manual and vacuum
extraction groups.
Operative and post-operative data in manual and
vacuum extraction groups are shown in Table 2. We
note that there was a significant difference of the mean
time U-D interval between the manual and vacuum
extraction groups, but the total blood loss was not
statistically significant between the groups.
Neonatal data in manual and vacuum extraction
groups are shown in Table 3. Interestingly, the mean
birth weight was not statistically between the manual
and vacuum extraction groups. Our results did not
show differences in the Apgar score on the first and
fifth minute in the newborns of the two groups. Infants
did not show evidence of any scalp remarks. There
were no differences in neonatal resuscitation between
the two groups.