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 ...

Vacuum extraction birth carries risks for mother and fetus. Now, new instructions stipulate how such emergency births should be managed. In vacuum extraction, a rubber dome is placed on the baby's ...

Bringing home a new baby is an exciting experience. But no matter how prepared you are, there will be things you may have never thought of that will surprise you. Like, possibly, your newborn baby’s ...

It's common for babies to be born with misshapen heads after passing through the narrow birth canal due to their malleable and separate skull bones. Newborn and infant skull bones will usually not ...

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 ...