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Additionally better friction coefficients when getting the head out - should make things somewhat easier as well.

On top of that, the force is spread over an area that is much more suited to withstanding that force (as opposed to the as-yet unfused parietal bones of the skull)

That's important. My older son had severe jaundice due in part to the hematoma caused by use of a vacuum extractor during a difficult birth.