Forceps Delivery 

A variety of different medical tools and devices can be employed during the delivery of a baby. Although every medical team’s goal is to safely delivery babies into the world, medical devices or tools are sometimes used too forcefully or negligently. Birth injuries that occur as a result of overly forceful use of forceps can be devastating for mothers and babies. Difficult or particularly long labors can sometimes result in doctors stepping in to take measures to ensure the safety of both mom and baby, however, it’s never okay to initiate unnecessary and dangerous or forceful medical interventions that can endanger patients. After any type of birth injury resulting from the use of forceps, it’s critical to determine whether or not the decision to use forceps was appropriate and that the tool was used in a safe manner for mother and baby.

Meeting Forceps Delivery Criteria

Forceps, when used appropriately and safely, are a very important tool in certain cases. In fact, when properly used, they can save lives. That being stated, it’s also important to note that they can be misused and unnecessarily employed, which can endanger babies and their mothers. After any kind of injury resulting from a forceps delivery, it will be necessary to determine if an appropriate criterion was met in order to warrant the use of forceps. Forceps shouldn’t be used as a first result. In some cases, it is safer to provide alternate types of interventions. A decision to use forceps in a delivery is one that no doctor should jump to or make lightly. Because excessive force can cause irreparable damage to mothers and babies, forceps must be used with great care and only when absolutely necessary.