A textbook of obstetrics . another, have been almost innumerable. There aretwo types of modern forceps, however, that merit description—that of Hodge in this country, and that of Simpson in Edin-burgh. They embody the best features of the two distinctclasses that they represent. Hodges forceps is the directdescendant of Levrets ; Simpsons, of Smellies. The Hodgeforceps has the advantage of taking an extremely firm grip uponthe childs head, and of allowing great power in extraction andcompression of the head. Its great disadvantage is that it mayinjure the childs head more easily than almost an
A textbook of obstetrics . another, have been almost innumerable. There aretwo types of modern forceps, however, that merit description—that of Hodge in this country, and that of Simpson in Edin-burgh. They embody the best features of the two distinctclasses that they represent. Hodges forceps is the directdescendant of Levrets ; Simpsons, of Smellies. The Hodgeforceps has the advantage of taking an extremely firm grip uponthe childs head, and of allowing great power in extraction andcompression of the head. Its great disadvantage is that it mayinjure the childs head more easily than almost any other modern 728 OBSTETRIC OPERATIONS. instrument. Simpsons forceps—in my opinion, the best moderninstrument for the ordinary case—has a cephalic curve so wellconstructed that it can scarcely injure the childs head, even whengreat force is used to extract it. The pelvic curve is sufficient,but is not so great as to embarrass the operator when the instru-ment is applied to the head low down in the pelvic cavity. The. Fig. 516. — Hodges forceps.
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