Occasionally following long labor, she may have a difficult time giving birth to the baby. She may be exhausted, sometimes the newborn baby could be giving hints of being exhuasted or the baby could also not be in the right position. In these cases, the surgeon may make the difficult decision to help the baby by yourself.
The primary method of delivering a baby is using forceps. Their made up of 2 metal spoon-like objects that link & can be placed on either side of the baby's head. These forceps can be used by the surgeons during the cesarean section. Forceps are less popular for vaginal deliveries, but they could still be used for certain cases.
Occasionally where a women shouldn't push. Like for instances, if the blood pressure is very high, she had heart disease and a stroke. Then pushing would be critical for them. Sometimes you can persuade them into labor and allow the head to come down and have forceps to fit on either side of the baby's head. This gives help to the baby as it enters the world. If you apply enough force with the forceps, then the patient won't have to push the baby.
In some cases, when you apply pressure you can cause damage to the infants head. One of the unfortunate complications of forceps delivery is that this can compress the facial nerve. This appears on the outside of the babys face in the back. This means that babies could have a facial palsy usually on one side of infants face, but the good thing is the baby can recover from this very quickly within the first few weeks of life. So its crucial for many surgeons and nurses to monitor this. Right after the first couple of weeks after the child birth is done.
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