Obstetric forceps dating from around 1850, England. These instruments were used in the mid-nineteenth century to assist the vaginal delivery of (livin

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Obstetric forceps dating from around 1850, England. These instruments were used in the mid-nineteenth century to assist the vaginal delivery of (living) babies during difficult births.

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