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 ...

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 ...

But for two exceptions, children born via operative vaginal delivery or second-stage cesarean delivery (SSCD) had comparable long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes, a retrospective cohort study ...

Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard P.C. explores the risks and side effects associated with vacuum-assisted births. Childbirth can be a beautiful and rewarding experience. However, even in the best of ...