A System of midwiferyLea and Blanchard, 1851 - 422 pages |
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... FORCEPS . Description of the straight and curved forceps . - Mode of action . - Indications.- Rules for applying the forceps . - History of the forceps . CHAPTER II . · 189 TURNING . Turning . Indications . - Circumstances most ...
... FORCEPS . Description of the straight and curved forceps . - Mode of action . - Indications.- Rules for applying the forceps . - History of the forceps . CHAPTER II . · 189 TURNING . Turning . Indications . - Circumstances most ...
Page 96
... forceps ; whether the difficulty be produced by want of proportion between the head and pelvis , unusual rigidity of the os uteri , & c . Could he assure himself that it was alive , he would feel justified in either trusting still ...
... forceps ; whether the difficulty be produced by want of proportion between the head and pelvis , unusual rigidity of the os uteri , & c . Could he assure himself that it was alive , he would feel justified in either trusting still ...
Page 161
... forceps to disengage it . Madame La Chappelle is the only authority in midwifery , as far as we know , that has noticed this fact . Cord round the child's neck . As soon as the head is born , we must examine whether the cord be twisted ...
... forceps to disengage it . Madame La Chappelle is the only authority in midwifery , as far as we know , that has noticed this fact . Cord round the child's neck . As soon as the head is born , we must examine whether the cord be twisted ...
Page 180
... forceps and terminate the labour , I found that the head had been actually in the position which I imagined I had felt . Since this time I have , in many cases , sat by the bed - side during the whole labour , with my finger upon the ...
... forceps and terminate the labour , I found that the head had been actually in the position which I imagined I had felt . Since this time I have , in many cases , sat by the bed - side during the whole labour , with my finger upon the ...
Page 183
... forceps ; and in both , al- though the labour had lasted some time , the child was alive . He describes the position of the face in the second case , the chin being turned towards the right side . The only practical observation which he ...
... forceps ; and in both , al- though the labour had lasted some time , the child was alive . He describes the position of the face in the second case , the chin being turned towards the right side . The only practical observation which he ...
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