Editing Vacuum extraction (section)

{{Short description|Method to assist the delivery of a baby}}
{{redirect|Ventouse|the commune in France|Ventouse, Charente}}
{{About|a medical procedure|the skin suction pseudoscience|Cupping therapy}}
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|  Name        = Vacuum extraction
| synonyms     = Ventouse, vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery
|  Image       = Vacuum Extraction bruised scalp.JPG
|  Caption     = A baby's scalp showing the effects of a vacuum extraction ([[Chignon (medical term)|chignon]]). The effects were gone a week later.
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|  ICD9        = {{ICD9proc|72.7}}
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|  OPS301      =
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'''Vacuum extraction''' ('''VE'''), also known as '''ventouse''', is a method to assist delivery of a baby using a [[vacuum]] device. It is used in the second stage of [[childbirth|labor]] if it has not progressed adequately. It may be an alternative to a [[forceps in childbirth|forceps delivery]] and [[caesarean section]].  It cannot be used when the baby is in the [[breech birth|breech position]] or for [[premature birth]]s.  The use of VE is generally safe, but it can occasionally have negative effects on either the mother or the child.<ref name=EMed271175/> The term ''ventouse'' comes from the French word for "suction cup".