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 ...

The attempted delivery by forceps of a baby, who died almost a week after his birth, was “a reasonable option” in the circumstances, a medical inquiry has heard. Dr Michael Osasere is facing three ...

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 VERDICT of medical misadventure was returned by a jury yesterday at the inquest into the death of a five-day-old baby boy who suffered spinal cord and internal head injuries during a forceps ...

A boy who has a newborn allegedly ended up with bruising to his face and is left with a small scar after a forceps delivery at Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) has settled a High Court action ...

Texas parents to sue doctor and start Facebook campaign to end use of forceps. Rachel Melancon and her fiance Allen Coats allege their daughter Olivia Marie died after a forceps delivery that crushed ...