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.

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 ...

An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist in the UK has been suspended after she was found guilty of serious professional misconduct. The 62-year-old allegedly pressured a first-time mother into a ...

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 ...

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.

EXPLAINS. IT’S NOT EXACTLY A HIGH-TECH DEVICE, BUT THIS PEANUT-SHAPED BALL CAN REALLY HELP A WOMAN IN LABOR. SO MOST WOMEN NOWADAYS HAVE AN EPIDURAL AND SO THE PEANUT BALL HELPS TO MIMIC THEM MOVING ...

Compared with Cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according to a new study. Compared with cesarean deliveries, ...