The birth of your baby should be the happiest time of your life. But for Emma Portogallo and her partner Daniel Cutillo, the day their son Xavier was born, December 21 last year, is etched for ever as ...

Obstetric forceps look like ninja weapons. They come as a pair: 16 inches of solid steel for each hand with curved “blades” that taper into a set of molded grips. Designed for emergencies that require ...

Finley May, pictured shortly after his birth, died later from a spinal cord injury caused by forceps used to deliver him A baby boy died from injuries caused by forceps used during his delivery, a ...

A Long Island obstetrician allegedly used forceps so aggressively during a delivery that he severed the infant’s head internally from his spine, according to court papers. A devastated Megan ...