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Detailed Synonyms for forceps delivery in English
forceps delivery:
forceps delivery [the ~] noun
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the forceps delivery
– delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries 1the forceps delivery– delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries 1