Goordyal, D, Anderson, J, Alazmani, A orcid.org/0000-0001-8983-173X et al. (1 more author) (2021) An engineering perspective of vacuum assisted delivery devices in obstetrics: A review. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 235 (1). pp. 3-16. ISSN 0954-4119
Abstract
Complications during childbirth result in the need for clinicians to use ‘assisted delivery’ in over 12% of cases (UK). After more than 50 years in clinical practice, vacuum assisted delivery (VAD) devices remain a mainstay in physically assisting child delivery; sometimes preferred over forceps due to their ease of use and reduced maternal morbidity. Despite their popularity and enduring track-record, VAD devices have shown little evidence of innovation or design change since their inception. In addition, evidence on the safety and functionality of VAD devices remains limited but does present opportunities for improvements to reduce adverse clinical outcomes. Consequently in this review we examine the literature and patent landscape surrounding VAD biomechanics, design evolution and performance from an engineering perspective, aiming to collate the limited but valuable information from a disparate field and provide a series of recommendations to inform future research into improved, safer, VAD systems.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © IMechE 2020. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) |
Keywords: | Vacuum assistive delivery, birth, obstetrics, neonatal trauma, maternal trauma, ventouse, vacuum extraction, operative vaginal delivery |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Engineering & Physical Sciences (Leeds) > School of Mechanical Engineering (Leeds) > Institute of Engineering Systems and Design (iESD) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Nov 2020 14:37 |
Last Modified: | 27 Jul 2022 09:55 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/0954411920956467 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168365 |