Lectures on the principles and practice of midwifery / by Edward William Murphy.

  • Murphy, Edward W. (Edward William), 1802-1877.
Date:
1862
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    INDEX. Abdomen, change in shape of during pregnancy, 63. bandaging the, 226. diminution in before labour, 205. feebleness of muscles of, 202. pendulous, 155. Abortion, 119. from fatty degeneration of pla- centa, 114. treatment, 120. induction of, 343. Accoucheur, duties of the, 207. Adhesion of placenta, 204, 483. Adhesions producing obstruction, 293. iEther, anassthetic action of, 563. disadvantage of in obstetric use, 590. After-pains, 607. from coagula in uterus, 607. from flatus, 608. neuralgic, 609. Aitkcn's forceps, 309. Ala? of pelvis, 126. Albuminuria during pregnancy, 99. as a cause of convulsions, 499. Alcohol, anaesthesia from, 563. Allantois, the, 23. Amnii liquor. See Liquor Amnii. Amnion, how formed, 21, 22. diseases of, 109. dropsy of, 109, 233. Anaesthesia, definition of, 561. See Chloroform. Antesthetics, action of, 562. Angle, pubic, 134n, 141. in masculine pelvis, 153. in deformed pelvis, 157. Aorta, compression of, in hemor- rhage, 436. Apoplexy modifying puerperal con- vulsions, 491. compared with puerperal convul- sions, 495. A. Appetite, disordered in pregnancy Area pellucida, 31. germinativa, 31. Areola, changes in during preg- nancy, 59. Arm-presentation. See Presenta- tion. Armstrong, Dr., puerperal fever in the north of England, 649, Arrest of fcetal head, 262. causes of, 221, 262. use of forceps in, 271, 309. Arteries, placental, 27, 414. circulation in, 448. uterine, enlargement of, 40, 411. injection of placenta from, 706. source of hasmorrhage in placenta previa, 712. Articulation, pubic, 129. sacro-iliac, 130. of sacrum and coccyx, 130. sacrum and vertebras, 130. Artificial feeding of infants, 602. Asphyxia from chloroform, 567. Asthenic convulsions. -See Convul- sions. Astringents in uterine haemorrhage, 431. Atlee, Dr., cases of protracted ges- tation, 81. Atrophy of the chorion, 108. Auscultation in pregnancy, 65. before perforation, 286. Axes, pelvic, 136. B. Ballottement, 64. Bandage, application of, 226. in haemorrhage, 478. use of, 203, 227. Bands, vaginal, obstruction by, 293.