Talk:Obstetrical forceps

Latest comment: 1 year ago by 2605:A601:A18B:2C00:9311:38DE:CA71:3E14 in topic Conflict between articles

Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

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  This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 29 June 2020 and 21 August 2020. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Sstrome, M.song, Future UCSF Pharm.D, KTruong1337, Onom12.

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Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment

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  This article is or was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Mkang29.

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History: Where is Al-Zahrawi?

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The Islamic surgeon Al-Zahrawi was perhaps the inventor of forceps (at least according to one book I read). In his own wiki article it says "Al-Zahrawi also described the use of forceps in vaginal deliveries.[7] He introduced over 200 surgical instruments.[8] Many of these instruments were never used before by any previous surgeons." Should he not get a mention?

"Barbaric" is not helpful

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One set of forceps by the Chamberlen family is denigrated for "the barbaric nature of the design". The adjective "barbaric" certainly needs clarification, if not replacement. Does this mean that the metal was not smooth? Or the angle of the forceps was likely to be injurious to the mother? Or what? The adjective needs improvement. Pete unseth (talk) 20:46, 13 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

I removed "barbaric" since it is unclear and open to misunderstanding.Pete unseth (talk) 16:35, 22 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

Conflict between articles

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I noticed that this article and the ventouse article both state that said device is safer than the other. Clarification is needed. 2605:A601:A18B:2C00:9311:38DE:CA71:3E14 (talk) 12:01, 15 January 2023 (UTC)Reply