A fetal complication that may occur with both forceps and vacuum extraction delivery is:
a. Caput chignon
b. Intracranial hemorrhage
c. Facial nerve paralysis
d. Bladder injury
ANS: B
Both types of assisted births can cause intracranial hemorrhage. Only the forceps may cause facial nerve paralysis; only the vacuum causes caput chignon. Maternal (not fetal) bladder injury is a risk of forceps-assisted delivery.
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