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Model of forceps delivery
This obstetrical wax model shows a vertex presentation, and the umbilical cord is broken. The forceps are applied to the inferior portion of the pelvic cavity diagonally to the head, and with the blades consistently facing the occiput. Head and forceps are about to rotate so as to position the occiput [...]
Creator
- Giuseppe Ferrini and/or Clemente Susini [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- medicine (discipline)
Type of item
- Forceps
- Delivery (parturition), model of
- scientific instruments
- manikins (teaching aids)
Medium
- wax
- Wax
- wax
Creator
- Giuseppe Ferrini and/or Clemente Susini [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- medicine (discipline)
Type of item
- Forceps
- Delivery (parturition), model of
- scientific instruments
- manikins (teaching aids)
Medium
- wax
- Wax
- wax
Providing institution
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- after 1771
- 1771
- 1771
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:418046
Extent
- 360x450x480 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/ClementeSusini.html
Year
- 1771
Providing country
- Italy