Whats wrong with using forceps during labor?
• Forceps were invented in a time when c-sections meant certain death for the mother. The idea was to knock the mother out with ether or strong alcohol, and after cutting a large episiotomy pull the baby out with the salad tong like forceps. Usually this also meant turning a transverse baby or a poorly presenting baby around, since at the time forceps were invented (16th century england) They weren’t likely to do something unless they *had* to. However, now there are much better ways to assist a difficult delivery, either through change in position of the mother, vaccuum, or in some cases a c-section is even gentler than a forceps birth. The forceps tend to leave large bruises on the baby and can cause such drastic things as facial paralysis from the force.
