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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3147 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Most Common Childbirth Practice in U.S. Is Unnecessary & Dangerous

Chamberlen forceps are often held out as the A#1 reason for patent law. The Chamberlens kept them secret for 150 years, which probably contributed to the deaths of something like 150,000 mothers and babies.

They were also public domain 50 years before the Declaration of Independence so it's not like OBs haven't gotten used to them. The girl you played sports with probably had a sportier birth than she knew. Getting scarred by forceps is pretty rare from my understanding.