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 ...

For many women, giving birth can feel daunting. From fear of the unknown to the possibility of interventions during labour, there’s a long list of concerns many pregnant women carry into childbirth.

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 ...

Use of forceps is more likely to result in a vaginal delivery than use of vacuum devices (relative risk [RR] = 1.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1 to 2.2), but has a higher rate of perineal trauma, ...

A new population-based cohort study of more than 500,000 births in British Columbia offers reassuring evidence about the long-term safety of cesarean delivery and assisted vaginal delivery (with ...

Parents who used OdonAssist said it supported their birth in the "calmest" way possible Women who helped test a newly-launched birth device invented by a car mechanic have said it provided a ...

Uncover the latest and most impactful research in Obstetric Delivery Methods and Neonatal Outcomes. Explore pioneering discoveries, insightful ideas and new methods from leading researchers in the ...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Babies who undergo a difficult birth and are delivered using forceps are more likely to develop problems such as aggression during childhood compared with those born by Caesarean ...