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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...