A compendious system of midwifery : chiefly designed to facilitate the inquiries of those who may be pursuing this branch of study, illustrated by occasional cases / by William P. Dewees.

  • Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841.
Date:
1835
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    CHAPTER XXXIII. Of Puerperal Convulsions Cases . CHAPTER XXXIV. On the Inversion of the Uterus Cases . • • • • CHAPTER XXXV. Of Twins, «fec. .... a. On the Management of the Placenta Of Preternatural labours CHAPTER XXXVL CHAPTER XXXVII. Of the Presentation of the Arm and Shoulder Sect. I. Of the Condition of the Uterus .... II. Of the Situation of the Arm and Shoulder within the Pelvis . . . . a. The Manner of Acting, if the Child be living b. Of Spontaneous Evolution c. Mode of Acting, if the Child be dead . CHAPTER XXXVIII. On Presentations, with the falling down of the Umbilical Cord . CHAPTER XXXIX. Of the Rupture of the Uterus ..... Gastrotomy . . , ' . PART IV. On Deliveries performed by Cutting Instruments, applied either to the Child or Mother ...... CHAPTER XL. Deformity of the Pelvis ...... Sect. I. Of Turning in a Deformed Pelvis, as a means of saving the Child's Life II. Of the Forceps in a Deformed Pelvis III. Of Cephalotomy ..... Observations, &c, on Elizabeth Sherwood's Case, as re lated by Dr. Osborn IV. Of the Cesarean Operation .... a. Mode of Performing it b. Treatment after the Operation V. On Premature Delivery VI. Section of the Pubes .... VII. Regimen ..... CHAPTER XLI. Monstrosity and Accidental Deformity CHAPTER XLII. Uncertainty of the Child's Death CHAPTER XLIII. On the Secale Cornutum, or Ergot .... PAGF 456 461 469 491 496 507 510 511 516 519 520 521 523 528 539 550 553 553 554 556 560 572 579 591 596 599 610 618 622 623 624 J