The birth of your baby should be the happiest time of your life. But for Emma Portogallo and her partner Daniel Cutillo, the day their son Xavier was born, December 21 last year, is etched for ever as ...

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved “blades” that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require ...

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 ...

With her long eyelashes and black hair, Alexandra was, says her mother Beatrix, ‘the most beautiful thing I could imagine’. The newborn, who weighed 9lb 4oz, had been conceived through IVF after five ...

The mother of a boy who died after being delivered using forceps says she "would never have agreed" to their use had she been made aware of the dangers. Finley May died on 16 March 2021 from brain ...

The use of forceps during delivery is associated with muscle damage that can lead to later pelvic organ prolapse, Australian researchers found. In a prospective cohort study, use of forceps was ...

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 ...