A maternal indication for the use of vacuum extraction is:
a. A wide pelvic outlet. c. A history of rapid deliveries.
b. Maternal exhaustion. d. Failure to progress past 0 station.
ANS: B
A mother who is exhausted may be unable to assist with the expulsion of the fetus.
The patient with a wide pelvic outlet will likely not require vacuum extraction. With a rapid delivery, vacuum extraction is not necessary. A station of 0 is too high for a vacuum extraction.
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