Low forceps ; Midcavity forceps ; High forceps; In modern obstetrics, only outlet and low forceps are used and midcavity and high forceps are not used due to the high complication rate.

A five-day-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of vomiting since birth. The infant was delivered with low forceps at term after a prolonged first stage of labor that lasted three days ...

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 ...

We do have high rates of forceps births in this country. You have to look at other European countries that have very low forceps rates, because they use the ventouse instead and generally it’s a ...

In recent years, doctors have preferred to perform a cesarean section instead of trying a forceps or vacuum birth, due to the fear of causing a baby neurological damage and/or physical injuries.

The mother of a boy who died after being delivered using forceps says she "would never have agreed" to their use had she been made aware of the dangers. Finley May died on 16 March 2021 from brain ...

Presentation or Case A two-day-old baby girl entered the emergency ward in an oxygenated incubator, with pronounced abdominal distention and vomiting. This was the mother's first pregnancy and was ...