Pinard Maternity horn - Antique

This is a trumpet-shaped Pinard horn, formally called a fetoscope, is made of metal if placed against the abdomen of a pregnant lady it will transmits efficiently the sound made by the foetal heart to the listener's ear. It allows intermittent assessment of the foetal heart rate you will have seen them used on call the Midwife. I'm not quite sure of this ones age it is fairly old. Read more