Obstetrics and gynecology
I am looking for an obstetrician to write this section.
In a post peak enviroment where transportation, money and
materials (including anesthetics) may be in short supply, the
rate of obstetrical intervention (for example, Cesarian
section) may decrease, and those interventions which are used
may be more low-tech, for example, forceps. I would be
interested to hear your thoughts on how labout and delivery
management may change.
When I was doing my family physician internship in
England I was seconded to a medical practice in a very old
building where several generations of family physicians had
practised, and while exploring the recesses of one of the
cupboards I found a craniotome. You might want to say a
few words about that, what it was, how it was used, why it is
no longer used and whether there is a possibility that it
might one day be used again. Here is an article
about it from the American Journal of the Medical Sciences:
April 1859 - Volume 37 - Issue 74 - ppg 567-569:
and here are some pictures:
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