NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Attempting to aid a difficult childbirth with forceps instead of immediately performing a C-section may not raise the risks to the baby in most cases, a new study suggests.

Midpelvic operative vaginal deliveries using forceps or vacuum application are carried out when the baby's head is midway through the mother's pelvis. Circumstances like foetal distress during labour ...

A consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after she was accused of bullying a terrified mother-to-be into agreeing to the use of forceps as she was giving birth to her first child at a NHS ...

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 ...

While pregnant with my daughter in 2011, I learned—through the internet and childbirth classes—that our bodies are designed to give birth, and that birth is a natural process that should be trusted.

a jury agreed that an Iowa family has suffered due to the malpractice they experienced during the birth of their third child. The mother went into routine labor at mercy Iowa City in the suit says ...

Babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 % increased risk of developing asthma compared to babies born naturally. Emergency Caesarean sections increase the risk even further. This is shown in a new ...