The Obstetric Forceps

Pendulun Leverage of the Obstetric Forceps

The Chamberlen family (1560-1728) and obstetric forceps.

The invention of obstetrics forceps in the 17th century represented a critically important technical advance in the management of childbirth. It was particularly timely in that the new disease, rickets, was becoming widespread and with it, dystocia due to pelvic deformity. The story of the forceps is bound up with five generations of the Chamberlen family (fig 1). Peter Chamberlen, later known ...

Clinical review Forceps delivery in modern obstetric practice

Global increases in rates of caesarean section show no sign of abating. The US National Center for Health Statistics reported that deliveries by caesarean section in 2001 had increased to almost a quarter, the highest level since 1989. A similar rate was observed in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 2000. The greatest increases and variation between institutions are seen among first time ...

Simulating Obstetric Forceps Delivery in an Augmented Environment

During the process of human childbirth, obstetric forceps delivery is a justified alternative to Caesarean section when normal vaginal delivery proves difficult or impossible. Currently, training of forceps interventions is done directly on patients due to the lack of realistic training facilities. The research presented in this paper demonstrates a first implementation of an obstetric forceps ...

Removal of impacted rectal foreign body with obstetric forceps.