A vacuum assist, I think that is the ventouse thing. The basically fastened it on to the baby's head and then it was suctioned on and they levered her out rather violently. It sounds like your experience was exactly the same.
Her head as well was all squished and scraped and a mess. It was quite the todo!!
I am sure it will all be grand this time. Perhaps number two will just fall out! :O)
Now that is every woman's hope I think...err, well, perhaps not for certain reasons. Have to think about that some more LOL
Hahaha, yeah there are definite plus's and minus's!!