After English obstetricians developed the forceps for extracting babies in difficult births, a century elapsed before it was generally adopted. Now, a new and supposedly less hazardous method has been ...

Childbirth can be a beautiful and rewarding experience. However, even in the best of situations, it can also be traumatic for both mother and baby. That can be especially true in cases where medical ...

Western Sydney University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. There are three ways a baby can be born: a spontaneous vaginal birth where the mother pushes the baby out herself, an ...

Vacuum extraction can be used in preference to a forceps delivery of your baby, particularly if you've already had an epidural. It's used when there's a delay in the second stage of labour, but where ...

Counter to everything you’ve ever been told, it appears that wrapping babies’ heads in plastic bags may very well be the key to a full and happy life—at least for those born of obstructed labor, ...

It is used when there is a delay in the second stage of labour, but where an easy delivery is anticipated. Although some doctors say that the cervix does not need to be fully dilated before vacuum ...