Forceps might be a better instrument than a vacuum cup for assisting a successful birth, but new mothers might experience more trauma and complications after a forceps delivery, according to a new ...

An Indian-origin consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after being found guilty of serious professional misconduct. She was accused of bullying a first-time mother into agreeing to the use of ...

An episiotomy is a minor surgical procedure that's supposed to make vaginal births easier. Doctors largely stopped doing them as evidence mounted they did more harm than good. A study published Monday ...

Metal forceps were left inside a patient in a so-called never event at a Worcestershire hospital. The error occurred during a complex seven-hour abdominal operation ...