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XVIII.50 Model of forceps delivery
Author: unknown
Place:Florence
Date:1770-1775
Materials:terracotta
Dimensions:190x380x380 mm
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This teaching model describes a situation in which forceps are applied to the perineal floor to extract a fetus in vertex presentation. This is the simplest and least harmful situation for the mother and the fetus. The model was commissioned by Giuseppe Galletti.

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