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San Francisco: Norman Publishing, 2000. With over 500 illustrations, The Obstetrician's Armamentarium traces the evolution of obstetric instruments from ancient times to the end of the nineteenth century in Britain, Europe, and America. Though there have been other histories of obstetrics and obstetric instruments, these have concentrated mainly on forceps and their development ,and have not been extensively illustrated. The Obstetrician's Armamentarium is a survey of all types of obstetric instruments and contains definitive assessments of the different instruments and the procedures for which they are used, including forceps, extractors, fillets, tractors, levers, and pelvimeters, and analyzes their usefulness or lack thereof. There are also detailed discussions of the variety in blade length, handles, and articulations for numerous instruments. No other work available matches the scope of instruments discussed and the accompanying analyses. In addition, biographical sketches are given of the most…
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The Obstetrician's Armamentarium Historic Obstetric Instruments and Their Inventors (Norman OB/GYN Series, No. 4) Hardcover - 2000 - 1st Edition
by Hibbard, Bryan M.
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- Title The Obstetrician's Armamentarium Historic Obstetric Instruments and Their Inventors (Norman OB/GYN Series, No. 4)
- Author Hibbard, Bryan M.
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Publisher Norman Pub., Novato, California, U.S.A.
- Date November 2000
- ISBN 9780930405809
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