The use of forceps and vacuum delivery tools during labour has resulted in an alarmingly high number of maternal traumas in Canada, such as perineal and cervical tears, a recent report has found. Giulia Muraca, the paper’s lead author, says maternal traumas stemming from the use of forceps and vacuum delivery tools are happening at an “absurdly high, unacceptable rate.” Kat Ward has more on the troubling findings.
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