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 ...

Olivia Coats died after five days on life support. Jan. 5, 2014— -- The family of Olivia Marie Coats laid the infant to rest this weekend, just days after she was removed from life support.

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 ...

TORONTO (CTV Network) — Researchers of a new study that looked at more than 1.3 million deliveries in Canada are calling for childbirth guidelines to be reviewed after finding that the use of forceps ...

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...

A McMaster University-led analysis published in the BMJ on Oct. 19, exposes high rates of injuries with forceps and vacuum delivery in Canada that have been documented for over a decade without ...

Amy Dawes suffered permanent injuries after a forceps birth. Now she's raising awareness. Amy has written at length about the traumatic delivery on her blog, the Mummy Manifesto. “I knew nothing about ...