A probationary essay on uterine haemorrhage : submitted ... to ... the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh ... / by John Mackintosh.

Date:
1823
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    ed into the uterus; hut the danger increases in the same ratio as the period of gestation ad- vances. This rule was laid down by Mauri- ceau, and it has since been justified by expe- rience. When a discharge of blood takes place in the early months, although not so alarming, yet it is a very troublesome occurrence, and one which most frequently terminates in abortion. The subject may be divided into four heads: 1st, Hemorrhages which occur in the early months. 2d, Those which take place in the advanced stages of pregnancy, and during parturition. 3d, Those which happen after the birth of the child, and previously to the expulsion of the placenta. 4th, Those which follow some time after the birth. ■ ' Although the points to be discussed under each of these divisions of the subject are highly interesting, requiring a modification of practice, yet the limits of this essay will only admit of my