A manual of practical midwifery containing a description of natural and difficult labours, with their management. Intended chiefly as a book of reference for students and junior practitioners / By James Reid, M.D.

  • Reid, James.
Date:
1836
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A manual of practical midwifery containing a description of natural and difficult labours, with their management. Intended chiefly as a book of reference for students and junior practitioners / By James Reid, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Induction of Premature Labour . . 121 SiGAULTTAN OPERATION . . . 124 CiESAREAN Operation . . .125 CLASS 3.—PRETERNATURAL LABOUR. 130 Order 1.—Presentation of Breech . . 132 Diagnosis . .132 Management of . . . 137 Average proportion of breech cases . 140 Prognosis . . . 140 Presentation of feet . . 141 Diagnosis . . . 142 Average proportion of . . 144 Presentation of the knees . . 145 Average proportion of . . 145 Order 2.—Presentation of abdomen, back and SIDE. Average proportion of . .145 Presentation of superior extremities . 146 Diagnosis . . 147 Operation of turning . .149 Difficulties attending it in some cases . 153 Spontaneous evolution . .157 Prognosis . . .158 Average proportion of arm presentations 160 CLASS 4.—COMPLEX LABOUR . . 161 Plurality of children . .161 Average proportion . . 166 Presentation of band with the head . 167 Average Proportion . .169