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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When babies need help coming into the world, forceps may carry less risk of newborn seizures compared with vacuum deliveries or Cesarean section, a new study suggests. In ...

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 ...

A new data analysis has found Canada has the highest rates of injuries from forceps and vacuum delivery among high-income countries. These injuries have been "documented for over a decade without ...

One in eight births in the UK are ‘assisted’, meaning forceps is an option. However, decades of research has shown the controversial instruments can cause high rates of damage to both mothers and ...

A newborn baby died after his head was crushed in a bungled forceps delivery at an NHS hospital. Thomas Beaty survived for just 26 hours after being born by emergency Caesarean section following five ...

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 ...

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 ...