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Descriptor English: Obstetrical Forceps
Descriptor Spanish: Forceps Obstétrico
Descriptor fórceps obstétrico
Scope note: Instrumento quirúrgico diseñado para extraer al recién nacido por la cabeza en su paso por el canal del parto sin lesionar al feto o a la madre.
Descriptor Portuguese: Forceps Obstétrico
Descriptor French: Forceps obstétrical
Entry term(s): Forcep, Obstetric
Forcep, Obstetrical
Forceps, Obstetric
Forceps, Obstetrical
Obstetric Forcep
Obstetric Forceps
Obstetrical Forcep
Tree number(s): E07.858.700.650
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009772
Scope note: Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
MI microbiology
PS parasitology
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
VI virology
DeCS ID: 9957
Unique ID: D009772
NLM Classification: WQ 425
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1997/06/20
Obstetrical Forceps - Preferred
Concept UI M0015172
Scope note Surgical instrument designed to extract the newborn by the head from the maternal passages without injury to it or the mother.
Preferred term Obstetrical Forceps
Entry term(s) Forcep, Obstetric
Forcep, Obstetrical
Forceps, Obstetric
Forceps, Obstetrical
Obstetric Forcep
Obstetric Forceps
Obstetrical Forcep



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