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An uncommon 19th century instrument of
foetal destruction. This remarkable piece of equipment served a
multitude of functions. The heavy outer forceps blades could be used
as a cranioclast to crush the foetal head in the event of obstructed
labour. This would first require the skull to be collapsed, and the
central pointed perforator could perform this task in addition to
being used as a secondary grip to pull extract the foetal parts
piecemeal. In fact the instrument was rarely used as it was
impractical. |
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