Fifty clinically indicated vacuum extractions were studied to evaluate a possible relationship between neurobehavioral abnormality, retinal hemorrhages and the tractive force used for delivery. A Vacuum Extractor Recorder (Type SF 30, Knick), was used to measure the forces necessary for delivery of the head. Infants delivered by the use of extensive tractive force showed no greater incidence of neuropathology than those delivered with less tractive force. The retinal hemorrhages were equally distributed among the infants, irrespective of the tractive force applied or the neurobehavioral assessment. The implication is that retinal hemorrhages cannot be used to evaluate the extent of cerebral influence after birth and that the main cause of neurobehavioral abnormality is the condition leading to the use of the vacuum extractor (VE).
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