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Forceps delivery   /fˈɔrsɛps dɪlˈɪvəri/   Listen
Forceps delivery

noun
1.
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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