In June 2012, newborn Evan Tuite died from catastrophic head injuries obtained after forceps crushed his skull during an assisted vaginal delivery. Five years later, the hospital where the incidence ...

The jury agreed that Dr. Backardjiev was negligent in his use of forceps during Olivia’s birth in 2013. Olivia suffered skull fractures and died 5 days later. We took a closer look at the use of ...

Texas parents to sue doctor and start Facebook campaign to end use of forceps. Rachel Melancon and her fiance Allen Coats allege their daughter Olivia Marie died after a forceps delivery that crushed ...

Olivia Coats died after five days on life support. Jan. 5, 2014— -- The family of Olivia Marie Coats laid the infant to rest this weekend, just days after she was removed from life support.

In the civil trial of Baby Olivia Coats Tuesday, delivery doctor George Backardjiev took the stand and defended his use of forceps. Both he and the Medical Center of Southeast Texas are being sued by ...

Compared with Cesarean deliveries, midpelvic forceps and midpelvic vacuum deliveries lead to higher rates of maternal and infant trauma, according to a new study. Compared with cesarean deliveries, ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The federal government has withdrawn its appeal and agreed to pay $42 million to the parents of a young Pennsylvania boy left disabled from brain injuries apparently caused by the ...

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Among patients who undergo forceps-assisted vaginal delivery, obesity does not appear to be associated with increased risk for complications such as injuries to the anal sphincter or the need for ...

A newborn boy died at a hospital in England from a brain hemorrhage during a botched forceps delivery which used an “excessive degree of force,” a coroner ruled. Frederick Joseph Terry, also known as ...

NEW YORK – A jury has awarded $19.6 million to a couple who sued a hospital for medical malpractice after their baby was brain-damaged at birth and the mother was mutilated in the delivery. The state ...