The number one cause of an infant skull fracture during delivery is from the force of instruments, typically forceps or a vacuum extractor.
We report 3 cases of cranial lesions due to forceps deliveries, 2 with depressed skull fractures and 1 with a depressed fracture and an associated epidural ...
Doctors and others may use forceps or vacuum extractors to aid in the delivery of a baby. Forceps may be used to grip the baby's head and to pull ...
Cases after a delivery in which forceps or a vacuum cup had been used ...
Baby Born Brain Dead Dies, Family Blames Forceps. Texas family says Olivia Maria Coats' skull was fractured during her birth. Jan. 3, 2014— ...
... obstetrician used forceps to assist the delivery. The parents sued the obstetrician after the delivery alleging the infant suffered a skull fracture, ...
The inquest heard forceps used during the attempted delivery of the baby “most probably” caused the fracture to his skull, discovered shortly ...
Minor external eye trauma; Skull fracture; Bleeding within the skull; Seizures. Minor marks on your baby's face after a forceps delivery are normal ...
Depressed skull fractures are described as being associated with forceps delivery both vaginally and with caesarean section but are much ...
Three of these followed a failed trial of forceps or vacuum (compared with