Forceps births: Find out what happens, why they're used and the trauma and injury some women experience after birth.
A forceps birth is an assisted birth where a pair of forceps are used to help deliver your baby. Forceps are smooth metal instruments that look a bit like large salad tongs. They come apart separately, but can click together. They’re curved to fit around your baby’s head and cradle it, not squash it. During a contraction and while you push, an obstetrician will gently pull with the forceps to help deliver your baby.
Before the procedure goes ahead, your obstetrician may first try a ventouse delivery as this causes less internal issues than forceps. If this doesn’t work, your obstetrician will reassess and decide if your baby can take another attempt at an assisted delivery, and move onto forceps. If the birthing team are in a rush to get your baby out, there may not be time for an anaesthetist to administer an epidural, and a pudendal block will be faster.
As your baby’s head is crowning, the obstetrician may make a small cut on the skin at the edge of your vagina, called the perineum, which is known as an
Brasil Últimas Notícias, Brasil Manchetes
Similar News:Você também pode ler notícias semelhantes a esta que coletamos de outras fontes de notícias.
Three people in hospital after multi-car crash in the HighlandsThe crash happened on the A9 at Cuach, north of Dalwhinnie, on Friday evening.
Consulte Mais informação »
Accountant raped woman who thought she was having sex with another manIbraheem Egunbambi, 29, had been turned down by the woman, 21, after a group had gone back to a property in Moston following a night out in Manchester city centre.
Consulte Mais informação »
Olivia Bowen says she can be 'controlling' and opens up on having kids with AlexFormer Love Island star Olivia Bowen has opened up on what kind of parents she believes she and husband Alex will be
Consulte Mais informação »
Covid-19: Mums who were severely ill urge pregnant women to get jabsIn a video, one woman says her family were told she would not survive after giving birth with Covid.
Consulte Mais informação »
Personal trainer Maralee Nichols, 31, has Tristan Thompson's babyTristan Thompson has been made a father for the third time after his personal trainer Maralee Nichols, 31, of Houston, Texas, gave birth on Thursday.
Consulte Mais informação »