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XVIII.16 Model of disengagement of the head in vertex presentation
Author: unknown
Place:Florence
Date:1770-1775
Materials:terracotta
Dimensions:190x270x410 mm
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This terracotta teaching model, like wax model XVIII.17, illustrates vertex presentation: it represents the position of the head in the muscular-membranous birth canal formed by the soft parts of the pelvic floor. The occiput is now below the pubis almost up to the nape of the neck, and the back has followed the head in the rotation subsequent to engagement. The model was commissioned by Giuseppe Galletti.

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