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 ...

In first-time mothers requiring vacuum-assisted delivery, a lateral episiotomy (angled cut) in the tissue between the vaginal and anal opening more than halves the risk of obstetric anal sphincter ...

A Dallas hospital and medical staff are named in a lawsuit by a couple whose baby died of injuries he sustained during the “prolonged” delivery process, according to the filing. Unsplash via Hush ...

Thea Flaskett died four hours after she was born via vacuum assisted delivery at Redcliffe Hospital in September 2023.