sixpenceee:

The following is a cephalotribe. It is a skull-crushing instrument. Cephalotribes were used by obstetric physicians or childbirth doctors.The instrument pierced and crushed the fetus’s head to extract it from the mother’s body. They were used as a last resort only after the fetus was dead. The fetus may have died during the pregnancy or during a difficult labour. (Source)

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