> And if forceps are used by inexpert doctors, the results can be disastrous. "N of one", but I have a cousin who was mentally retarded/disabled during birth w

> And if forceps are used by inexpert doctors, the results can be disastrous. "N of one", but I have a cousin who was mentally retarded/disabled during birth when forceps were used on his head. Obviously I don't have proof of the cause (that would require a counterfactual birth), but he is disabled, has an abnormally oblong head, and this is the stated reason of the family (also not incontrovertible facts).