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.

But for two exceptions, children born via operative vaginal delivery or second-stage cesarean delivery (SSCD) had comparable long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes, a retrospective cohort study ...

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 ...