Forceps might be a better instrument than a vacuum cup for assisting a successful birth, but new mothers might experience more trauma and complications after a forceps delivery, according to a new ...

A newly qualified midwife faces one of the most nerve-racking moments of her early career when a difficult birth suddenly ...

Forceps and vacuum deliveries are relatively rare, occurring in just 3% of vaginal births. In these “assisted” deliveries, your healthcare practitioner uses either a vacuum device or forceps to help ...

BABIES who are born with the help of forceps are more likely to suffer serious trauma, experts have warned. And their mums are up to ten times more likely to suffer severe tearing and blood loss, new ...

Many pregnant women are able to deliver their babies in the hospital normally and without medical assistance. This is called spontaneous vaginal childbirth. However, there are some situations in which ...

Among patients who undergo forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, obesity does not appear to be associated with increased risk for complications such as injuries to the anal sphincter or the need for ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When babies need help coming into the world, forceps may carry less risk of newborn seizures compared with vacuum deliveries or Cesarean section, a new study suggests. In ...

Assisted vaginal birth refers to the use of a specially designed instrument to help with delivery during the last part of labor. It is also referred to as operative vaginal delivery, and accounts for ...

Kaylan Coates suffered a fractured skull and brain bleed during a forceps delivery and tragically died from a hospital infection days later, The Sun reports. A coroner has blasted the care given to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal government has withdrawn its appeal and agreed to pay $42 million to the parents of a young Pennsylvania boy left disabled from brain injuries apparently caused by the ...

Experts have warned both babies and mums are at greater risk of birth complications where forceps or vacuums are used BABIES who are born with the help of forceps are more likely to suffer serious ...