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  • Title: Decision-to-delivery interval for instrumental vaginal deliveries: vacuum extraction versus forceps.
    Author: Lurie S, Glezerman M, Baider C, Sadan O.
    Journal: Arch Gynecol Obstet; 2006 Apr; 274(1):34-6. PubMed ID: 16408184.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the decision-to-delivery interval for forceps delivery and vacuum extraction. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of all instrumental deliveries over a 1-year period in a delivery ward of a university tertiary health care facility was performed. The decision-to-delivery interval was compared between forceps delivery and vacuum extraction. RESULTS: The decision-to-delivery interval was 8.6+/-5.4 and 13.8+/-6.2 min for forceps and vacuum deliveries, respectively (P=0.0001). CONCLUSION: It appears that it is quicker to accomplish forceps delivery than vacuum extraction.
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