Stirrup

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0066.002

MANUFACTURER: Century Medical Eq.
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Aurora, Nebraska, United States of America

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 5
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL FRAME; SYNTHETIC FOOT SUPPORT.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 39.0 cm
Width: 15.0 cm
Height: 39.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Medical Technology
Category: Medical equipment
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Century
Country: United States of America
State/Province: Nebraska
City: Aurora

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THIS CHAIR USED IN EARLY 1980S.
Canada: PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF MEDICAL ARTIFACTS, ARCHIVAL MATERIAL & TRADE LITERATURETRANSFERRED TO CSTM IN 2002 FROM THE FORMER HISTORY OF MEDICINE MUSEUM, TORONTO ON. THIS CHAIR PURCHASED BY TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL IN 1980 AND USED THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Function: TO SAFELY AND COMFORTABLY SUPPORT A WOMAN IN LABOUR IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION.
Technical: MODERN EXAMPLE OF A BIRTHING CHAIR, USED TO SUPPORT A WOMAN WHILE GIVING BIRTH IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. THIS POSITION IS FAVOURED BY MANY WOMEN, AS IT REDUCES PRESSURE ON THE BACK AND ALLOWS GRAVITY TO ASSIST THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BABY THROUGH THE BIRTH CANAL. BIRTHING CHAIRS HAVE BEEN USED FOR CENTURIES & BY MANY CULTURES. PHYSICIANS & NURSES FIND THE CHAIRS CAN RESTRICT THEIR ABILITY TO MANOEUVER.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No markings visible.
Missing: N/A
Finish: SILVER METAL TUBING; SAME BEIGE MOULDED SYNTHETIC MATERIAL FORMS FOOT SUPPORT.
Decoration: N/A

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Century Medical Eq., Stirrup, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 2002.0066, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2002.0066.002/

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