ventouse Значение & определение

Значение на ventouse на български

• 0 a device shaped like a cup, used to help a baby be born by putting it over the baby's head and using suction (= removing air) to pull the baby out of the mother's body:

  • As the baby's heart rate began to drop, my obstetrician had to use a ventouse to suck him out.

  • Three of these babies had normal births, one had a traumatic ventouse and five were delivered by forceps.

  • The baby was born 10 hours later by ventouse.

  • It may become necessary to use forceps or even a ventouse delivery.