Women's Health

Dublin Core

Title

Women's Health

Subject

Articles relating to childbirth, breastfeeding, and other women's health concerns.

Collection Items

OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS
Ivory handles, unmarked.

OBSTETRICAL FORCEPS
Wood handles, finger grips

UMBILICAL CORD SCISSORS
In leather pouch.

Unmarked.

Replica Pamphlet: "Smellie's Midwifery"
Boston, abridged new edition. Original 3 volumes published in 1760's.

Hollow, fit inside one another and lock. Engraved: Sam Cohen, 1981. Graduated 1-5, and 4-7, 5-9, 7-12, 9-15, 12-18. 

WOOD HANDLE UTERINE HOOK
Old catamonk: m-1980 - 300.

No marks.

UTERINE HOOK
With finger grips.

? Groove for sliding part missing.

Unmarked steel.

NIPPLE CUPS (2)
Dome shaped glass.

A - 8 cm.
B - 7.6 cm.

Leather. Contents listed on HMS card but probably displayed in one of the cases.  Includes:  Forceps (interlocking for living child) Saw for symphysis splitting (symphysiotomy)  Fenestrated lever type instrument  CROCHET HOOK + finger attachment…

Instrument for extraction of dead fetus
Forceps with triangular end.
Unmarked.

Obstetric forceps
Single blade wood handle .
Old tag: Borrow, A. MD. M-1985-045

Large trough cotton clothed (stained ? blood) with 2 attached ties.
Piece of fabric sewn in for taking instruments?

Wood and bristle brush

Container glass
Label - "Umbilical tape."

Old tag: CAVANAUGH, Mrs. K. M-1988-07

Glass bottle

Glass nipple protector

Square leather piece with folding slides
Includes internal belt to hold bottles, etc.

Old tag: M. 1976-029

Long embroidered belt with buckles and handle
For (?) home deliveries. Includes card describing use during birth.

Beam shaped velvet cushion cover.
Metal form with openings for ? belt.

Intrauterine device
2 prongs with bean shaped ends.
Stamped “2”

(In box with BK362)
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