C1895 Jewitt’s Axis Traction Obstetrical Forceps
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C1895 Jewitt's Axis Traction Obstetrical Forceps
Circa
1895
Country of manufacture
North America
Description
C1895 Jewitt’s Axis Traction Obstetrical Forceps. Unsigned. Charles Jewitt introduced his forceps in an article published in 1895 in the Brooklyn Medical Journal: Brooklyn Med J 1895 V-9: 23-30. At the time he was a Professor of Obstetrics at Long Island Hospital in Brooklyn.His forceps were an attempt to improve the then gold standard in traction forceps: Tarnier’s. ” In 1877, French obstetrician Etienne Tanier (1828-1897) introduced the most important innovation in obstetrical forceps during the 1800s. It consisted of an attachment to the blades. This allowed traction to be applied in the axis of the birth canal.[ Wellcome Collection] “
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