Texas parents to sue doctor and start Facebook campaign to end use of forceps. Rachel Melancon and her fiance Allen Coats allege their daughter Olivia Marie died after a forceps delivery that crushed ...

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 ...

Debates about childbirth often focus on pressure to accept medical interventions in hospital, such as caesareans or forceps ...

Dr Premila Thampi, a 62-year-old consultant gynaecologist, was suspended after she was accused of bullying a mother into agreeing to the use of dorceps as she was giving birth to her first child at an ...

A tiny baby died after “excessive force” was used during a botched forceps’ delivery - a coroner has revealed. Little Frederick Terry - also known as Freddie - was eventually delivered by C-section ...