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An early
20th century obstetric model of a baby made from
chamois leather and used for teaching purposes. The
body has an attached umbilical cord and placenta. The
head has landmark features (mouth, nose, eye sockets,
anterior and posterior fontanelles) which can be
identified by palpation. Student doctors and midwives
would be asked to feel the baby's head within an
artificial pelvis (i.e. out of view) and would be
expected to identify the type of presentation. |