Validation of a Novel Reusable Vacuum Extractor: a Comparative Mannequin Study between the Vela Vacuum Extractor and the Kiwi Omnicup

Abstract—Background: Vacuum extraction is a way to prevent unnecessary maternal deaths, by using a vacuum extractor to help deliver the baby in the second stage of labour. Vacuum extraction is still little-used in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) compared to high-income countries, due to the lack of sufficient devices on the market that...