NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Attempting to aid a difficult childbirth with forceps instead of immediately performing a C-section may not raise the risks to the baby in most cases, a new study suggests.

With only three weeks before my due date, I was on the phone calling hospitals across the country to find one I could transfer my prenatal care to, sometimes crying so hard I was barely coherent. I ...

A consultant gynaecologist has been suspended after she was accused of bullying a terrified mother-to-be into agreeing to the use of forceps as she was giving birth to her first child at a NHS ...

C-section deliveries more common than ‘natural’ births for first time - New NHS data revealed 45 per cent of births in England were through Caesareans last year ...

The decision between a natural birth and a caesarean section (C-section) is one of the most important choices an expecting mother makes. While some births occur naturally, others require medical ...

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