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 ...

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 ...

An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. She was accused of bullying a first-time mother into agreeing to the use of ...

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 ...