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Title
Braun's Hook
Description
Braun's hook with metal handle. Used in Queen Mother's Hospital, Glasgow.
Pictured here is another instrument of obstetrics known as the Braun's Hook. Named after the Austrian obstetrician, this hook would have been used to decapitate the foetus' head and remove said foetus from the womb.
Pictured here is another instrument of obstetrics known as the Braun's Hook. Named after the Austrian obstetrician, this hook would have been used to decapitate the foetus' head and remove said foetus from the womb.
Creator
Unknown
Date
c. 1900s
Identifier
2014/3.2
Physical Object Item Type Metadata
Physical Dimensions
length: 32.5 cm
Materials
metal
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