Your practitioner applies a flexible, rounded cup to your baby's head in the birth canal. The cup is connected to an electric suction pump or a small handheld pump to create a vacuum pressure that holds the cup securely to the baby's head. You'll be asked to push while the doctor gently pulls on a handle attached to the cup, to help move your baby down and out of the birth canal.
Babies born with the help of a vacuum are more likely to have a raised bruise (called a cephalohematoma) on the top of their head, though this can happen to any baby. The bruise usually goes away within a few weeks, though it may take longer. If your baby does get a bruise, he's also more likely to become jaundiced, because the red blood cells in the bruise break up and release bilirubin, a blood component that causes jaundice.
More serious complications for your baby are relatively rare. Having a vacuum-assisted delivery increases your risk of tears in your vagina, perineum, and anal sphincter, though less so than a forceps delivery.
Taken from www.babycenter.com
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