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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aug. 2, 2004 (San Diego) — Occiput posterior presentation adds markedly to the risk of grade 3 or 4 anal sphincter laceration within the setting of forceps-assisted delivery, according to researchers ...

An assisted delivery is when you give birth vaginally with the use of forceps or a vacuum. This is also referred to as an operative vaginal delivery. The choice of whether or not an assisted delivery ...

In June 2012, newborn Evan Tuite died from catastrophic head injuries obtained after forceps crushed his skull during an assisted vaginal delivery. Five years later, the hospital where the incidence ...

When babies need help coming into the world, forceps may carry less risk of newborn seizures compared with vacuum deliveries or Caesarean section, a new study suggests. In recent years, forceps have ...

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 ...