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XVIII.52 Model of forceps delivery
Author: unknown
Place:Florence
Date:1770-1775
Materials:terracotta
Dimensions:220x390x420 mm
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The fetus is in a cephalic presentation of the brow type, in left occiput anterior position. The forceps grasp the head transversally, above the ears, while it is the medial portion of the pelvic cavity, along the oblique left diameter. This teaching model was commissioned by Giuseppe Galletti.

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