File:Obstetrical instrument set, United Kingdom, 1871-1900 Wellcome L0065609.jpg

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Obstetrical instrument set, United Kingdom, 1871-1900
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Obstetrical instrument set, United Kingdom, 1871-1900
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Tools in this obstetrical surgical instrument set include three sets of forceps for gripping the baby’s head and a vectis. A vectis was a levering instrument used to ease the head out. There are also destructive tools for removing a dead and obstructed foetus. A perforator pierced the child’s skull; two hooked instruments called crochets were inserted into the mother’s birth canal and hooked onto part of the child; and a pair of craniotomy forceps was a heavy toothed or ridged crushing instrument for breaking up the skull bones of a foetus.

Devices and tools were used for different applications depending on the circumstance. An obstetric physician, or male midwife, was not normally present in routine births in the 1800s. However, he was called to assist if complications arose.

maker: Weiss, John, maker: Blackwell, maker: Wood, J W, maker: Elliott

Place made: England, United Kingdom

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Keywords: obstetric instrument set; Obstetrics
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  • Library reference: Science Museum A651838
  • Photo number: L0065609
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