A New Kind of Midwifery Forceps

The Use of Forceps in England, Two Hundred Years Ago *Being a paper read at the July 1931 meeting of the Calcutta branch of the British Medical Association.

It appears from two books published in London during the first half of the 18th century and containing records of obstetric cases in the practice of two obstetricians, Giffard and Chapman, between the years 1710 or earlier and 1735, that the use of forceps was well known at that time. From the details recorded, it is also possible to find the conditions under which forceps had been used and wit...

The Use and Abuse of Midwifery Forceps

A Simple and Improved Modification of the Midwifery Forceps *Read 10th February 1926.

I HAVE been asked to initiate a discussion on the midwifery forceps, especially in relation to the choice of instrument and its applicability to private practice under modern conditions. I am not so much concerned to-night with the indications for forceps, though I would like to say that there is a tendency at present, in my opinion, to their too frequent use in these days of hurry and haste, n...

Against the Pendulum Movement in Using the Midwifery Forceps

Impact of birthing practices on the breastfeeding dyad.

For breastfeeding to start and continue, the newborn must be able to suck, swallow, and breathe; the mother must be able and willing to let her infant breastfeed; and surroundings must support the biological unit: the mother-baby dyad. This article reviews how birth practices, including epidural anesthesia, cesarean surgery, forceps, and vacuum extraction, can affect the newborn's ability to fe...