Childbirth can be a beautiful and rewarding experience. However, even in the best of situations, it can also be traumatic for both mother and baby. That can be especially true in cases where medical ...

Assisted vaginal birth refers to the use of a specially designed instrument to help with delivery during the last part of labor. It is also referred to as operative vaginal delivery, and accounts for ...

A vacuum extraction is a procedure sometimes done during vaginal childbirth to help guide the baby out of the birth canal. The device has a soft or rigid cup with a vacuum pump. It is typically done ...

This is the first report demonstrating both a dural tear and disruption of a portion of the parietal lobes into the subgaleal space in association with a VE delivery. Baby ‘D’ was a 3570-g male infant ...