Availability, preference and limiting factors for use of vacuum devices
| MD n=6 (%) | AC n=11 (%) | Midwives n=55 (%) | Total n=72 (%) | ||||||
| What type of vacuum device is available at your labour ward? | Metal cup | 6 | (100) | 6 | (55) | 29 | (53) | 41 | (57) |
| Rubber cup | 3 | (50) | 7 | (64) | 32 | (58) | 42 | (58) | |
| Kiwi cup | 3 | (50) | 11 | (100) | 27 | (49) | 41 | (57) | |
| Not sure | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (4) | 2 | (3) | |
| Not answered | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 5 | (9) | 5 | (7) | |
| Which vacuum device have you used? | Metal cup | 5 | (83) | 7 | (64) | 24 | (44) | 36 | (50) |
| Rubber cup | 3 | (50) | 10 | (91) | 28 | (51) | 41 | (57) | |
| Kiwi cup | 2 | (33) | 11 | (100) | 28 | (51) | 41 | (57) | |
| Not answered | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 9 | (16) | 9 | (13) | |
| This instrument is currently in a functional state in the hospital you are currently working in | Metal cup | 5 | (83) | 5 | (45) | 23 | (42) | 33 | (46) |
| Rubber cup | 2 | (33) | 5 | (45) | 25 | (45) | 32 | (44) | |
| Kiwi cup | 1 | (17) | 9 | (82) | 21 | (38) | 31 | (43) | |
| Other | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (4) | 2 | (3) | |
| Not answered | 1 | (17) | 0 | (0) | 9 | (16) | 10 | (14) | |
| Which vacuum device do you prefer? | Metal cup | 1 | (17) | 0 | (0) | 6 | (11) | 7 | (10) |
| Rubber cup | 0 | (0) | 2 | (18) | 18 | (33) | 20 | (28) | |
| Kiwi cup | 0 | (0) | 10 | (91) | 25 | (45) | 35 | (49) | |
| Depends on the situation | 2 | (33) | 1 | (9) | 6 | (11) | 9 | (13) | |
| Not answered | 3 | (50) | 0 | (0) | 7 | (13) | 10 | (14) | |
| What is limiting your use of vacuum? | Not enough training | 2 | (33) | 0 | (0) | 16 | (29) | 18 | (25) |
| Not enough experience | 2 | (33) | 0 | (0) | 8 | (15) | 10 | (14) | |
| Not sure about indications | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (5) | 3 | (4) | |
| Device is not working | 2 | (33) | 5 | (45) | 5 | (9) | 12 | (17) | |
| Not available | 3 | (50) | 7 | (64) | 15 | (27) | 25 | (35) | |
| Mothers do not like it | 0 | (0) | 2 | (18) | 4 | (7) | 6 | (8) | |
| Too painful to insert | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (4) | 2 | (3) | |
| Worried about injury to baby | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 6 | (11) | 6 | (8) | |
| Not answered | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 15 | (27) | 15 | (21) | |
AC, Associate clinician; MD, Medical Doctor.