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  2. Vacuum aspiration - Wikipedia

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    Single-use double-valve manual vacuum aspirator. Vacuum or suction aspiration is a procedure that uses a vacuum source to remove an embryo or fetus through the cervix.The procedure is performed to induce abortion, as a treatment for incomplete spontaneous abortion (otherwise commonly known as miscarriage) or retained fetal and placental tissue, or to obtain a sample of uterine lining ...

  3. Abortion - Wikipedia

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    6: Attached to a suction pump. Up to 15 weeks' gestation, suction-aspiration or vacuum aspiration are the most common surgical methods of induced abortion. [77] Manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) consists of removing the fetus or embryo, placenta, and membranes by suction using a manual syringe, while electric vacuum aspiration (EVA) uses an ...

  4. Vacuum extraction - Wikipedia

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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 labor if it has not progressed adequately. It may be an alternative to a forceps delivery and caesarean section. It cannot be used when the baby is in the breech position or for premature births.

  5. Parents Make Heartbreaking Call to Stop CPR on 14-Month ... - AOL

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    On Feb. 7, 2022, baby Soren was born — surprising doctors and medical staff by breathing on his own without the help of oxygen. "Besides his heart, he was a perfectly healthy baby boy," Morgan says.

  6. Meconium aspiration syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS), also known as neonatal aspiration of meconium, is a medical condition affecting newborn infants.It describes the spectrum of disorders and pathophysiology of newborns born in meconium-stained amniotic fluid (MSAF) and have meconium within their lungs.

  7. Chignon (medical term) - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum extraction of baby. A chignon is firm and can cross suture lines, and it is often circular in appearance due to the shape of the suction cap. [11] [14] [15] The swelling may shift to each side depending on the position of the infant's head. [6]

  8. WA pediatrician shares tips to battle child respiratory ... - AOL

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    “The steps for caring for a child at home with one of these illnesses: It’s suctioning, it’s more suction, it’s even more suctioning, it’s more suctioning still, and then pushing fluids ...

  9. Operative vaginal delivery - Wikipedia

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    It is believed that suction on the head increases intracranial pressure which may cause an increase in arterial blood pressure in the eye leading to retinal bleeding. [ 16 ] Newborns undergoing operative delivery have a higher likelihood of experiencing shoulder dystocia , a delivery emergency that may lead to further injury such as brachial ...