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.

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 ...

When a woman has difficulties in the second, or pushing, stage of labour, the doctor can use forceps or a vacuum pump to pull the baby through the birth canal. That practice, however, has fallen out ...

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...

Nobody plans on having a forceps delivery, but sometimes it is the best option in that birth. One mum tells her experience. Trigger Warning: This article deals with an emergency labour experience. If ...

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 ...

Adverse events related to vaginal delivery are uncommon, given that delivery is a natural process that can occur spontaneously. However, there are instances where assisted vaginal delivery becomes ...

This retrospective consecutive case series study was performed in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki, and the study protocol was approved by the Institutional Ethics Review ...

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...