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 ...

A new study from Toho University reveals that female earwigs exhibit a similar pattern of exaggerated forceps growth as males, suggesting that both sexes may have evolved these traits through sexual ...

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 ...

Tooth extractions are commonly associated with a fair amount of trauma. But they can become a matter of applying light pressure and waiting for a telltale "pop," signaling the disengagement of the ...

Many pregnant women are able to deliver their babies in the hospital normally and without medical assistance. This is called spontaneous vaginal childbirth. However, there are some situations in which ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Neel Shah receives funding from the Peterson Center on Healthcare, the Yellow Chair Foundation, the Rx Foundation, the Boston Foundation and the Harvard Risk Management Foundation. Obstetric forceps ...