Ignore the fluorescent lights, the watchful eyes of six medical students gazing at your lower body, obscured behind a sheet. Ignore the vice grip you have on your partner’s hand as they naively coach ...

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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 ...

Obstetric forceps were invented in the 1600s, but weren’t widely used during childbirth until the early 1700s. That’s because their inventors, a family of male midwives, kept them a secret for profit.

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved "blades" that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require ...

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.

Finley May, pictured shortly after his birth, died later from a spinal cord injury caused by forceps used to deliver him A baby boy died from injuries caused by forceps used during his delivery, a ...