A nurse's handbook of obstetrics . gerous to the infant,and to the mother is one of the most perilous operations of sur-gery, not excepting those which necessitate opening the abdomi-nal cavity. Of the non-cutting instrumental operations, the most com-mon is FORCEIS DELIVERY. Forceps are merely metal substitutes for hands, which cangrasp the sides of the fetal head, or rarely the breech, and drawit down and out of the pelvis (Fig. 78). Forceps operations are divided into three classes,—high,medium, and low. The high operation is done when the headis at or above the pelvic brim. It is extremely
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics . gerous to the infant,and to the mother is one of the most perilous operations of sur-gery, not excepting those which necessitate opening the abdomi-nal cavity. Of the non-cutting instrumental operations, the most com-mon is FORCEIS DELIVERY. Forceps are merely metal substitutes for hands, which cangrasp the sides of the fetal head, or rarely the breech, and drawit down and out of the pelvis (Fig. 78). Forceps operations are divided into three classes,—high,medium, and low. The high operation is done when the headis at or above the pelvic brim. It is extremely dangerous tothe mother on account of the possibility of rupture of the uterus,and may be even more serious than version. The mediumoperation is done when the head has passed through the brimbut lies in the vagina and does not yet distend the low operation is done when the head lies well down onthe perineum and pushes forward the vulva so that it is, inmany cases, in plain sight. 2i8 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF FORCEPS OPERATIONS. 219
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