| NOUN | act | forceps delivery | 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 |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Broader | delivery, obstetrical delivery | The act of delivering a child |