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 ...
Children born via operative vaginal delivery and second-stage cesarean delivery (SSCD) generally had comparable long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes, but for two exceptions. Kids born via vacuum ...