· 2021· Book chapter
The History of the Obstetric Forceps.*
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Short summary
Obstetric forceps evolved from crude, solid-bladed instruments to the modern pelvic-curved design, with no significant advances in construction or technique since Tarnier's contribution around 1877.
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Key points
- Early obstetric forceps had solid blades and a fixed joint, making them difficult to use.
- Levret introduced the pelvic curve around 1747, a feature largely retained in modern forceps.
- No significant advances in forceps construction or technique have occurred since Tarnier's work, circa 1877.
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Abstract
In the annals of the obstetric art there is no more fascinating chapter than that relating to the introduction of the obstetric forceps. The forceps described by these various writers were crude affairs, the blades being solid and the two joined at a fixed point, and therefore they could be introduced together only, and then adjusted about the head. A moment’s thought will enable one to appreciate how difficult this may have been in many cases, and as a result how limited was the field of usefulness of the instrument. The pelvic curve was added to the instrument by Levret, about 1747, and has been almost universally retained in the later instruments. Since 1877 there has been no noteworthy advance either in the construction or technique of the forceps, and the history of the instrument may be said to end with the great addition of Tarnier.
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