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The birth I didn’t plan for: How forceps helped deliver my son during an emergency labour

Nobody plans on having a forceps delivery, but sometimes it is the best option in that birth. One mum tells her experience.
Medscape

Forceps May Help Moms With Obesity Avoid Cesareans

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 ...
News Medical

Analysis finds high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births in Canada

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...
EurekAlert!

Persistently high rates of severe maternal trauma during forceps, vacuum births warrant national response, analysis shows

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...
Reuters

Childhood aggression may be linked to stressful birth

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Babies who undergo a difficult birth and are delivered using forceps are more likely to develop problems such as aggression during childhood compared with those born by Caesarean ...