Have you ever wondered what happens when labour doesn't progress as expected? Or how do doctors manage situations where delivery needs a little extra help? In those moments, forceps delivery can be a ...

A new data analysis has found Canada has the highest rates of injuries from forceps and vacuum delivery among high-income countries. These injuries have been "documented for over a decade without ...

BRISTOL, England, Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Obstetricians might be too quick to resort to emergency Caesareans instead of choosing forceps-assisted delivery when a woman's labor becomes blocked by the baby, a ...

The use of forceps during delivery is associated with muscle damage that can lead to later pelvic organ prolapse, Australian researchers found. In a prospective cohort study, use of forceps was ...

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 ...

Induced labour could lead to forceps delivery and hence caution should be exercised in doing so, warns an Australian researcher. Doctors should not seek to induce labour in women who have no clinical ...

There is a growing body of evidence that implicates childbirth in general, and specific peripartum risk factors in particular, in postpartum pelvic dysfunction.1 This pelvic dysfunction results from a ...

A term infant developed stridor, hoarse cry and respiratory distress after forceps-assisted delivery. Oral feeding resulted in aspiration. Flexible laryngoscopy showed a right-sided vocal cord ...

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 ...