Determine chief residents' experience with vacuum and forceps deliveries and self-perceived competencies with the procedures. Surveys were received from 238 residents (20%) in Study 1 and 269 ...

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 ...

Compared with Cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according to a new study. Compared with cesarean deliveries, ...

June 5 (UPI) --A study by the University of British Columbia shows midpelvic forceps and vacuum deliveries have higher rates of maternal, infant trauma compared to cesarean-sections. "It is important ...

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 ...

This is the first report demonstrating both a dural tear and disruption of a portion of the parietal lobes into the subgaleal space in association with a VE delivery. Baby ‘D’ was a 3570-g male infant ...