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.

Here's what will happen during an assisted delivery with forceps or a vacuum in case your practitioner decides you need one.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Bringing a new life into the world is one of the most demanding experiences for the female body. Beyond the emotional and ...

Surgeons retrieved a pair of eight-inch-long forceps left inside a 17-year old Pakistani girl when she had an appendectomy nearly three years ago, health officials said Tuesday. Three senior surgeons ...