[On the separation of the symphysis of the pubes in labour].

  • Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815.
Date:
1780
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Credit: [On the separation of the symphysis of the pubes in labour]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    not owing to negle£t or mifmanagement, and that in all probability (he would recover the power of walking, fo that (he bore the confinement and pre- fent inconveniences with compofure. Yet the knowledge of the cafe was ufeful rather by teaching us how to avoid doing mifchief than to render her any cflential fervice. She was cautioned not to exert herfelf fo as to give pain, yet ftie was advifed to make fome efforts; and there being no appear^ ance of difeafe, flie was often urged by her friends to fit in her chair, or to attempt to ftand or to walk, and fhe readily complied with their rcqueft. Her fituation was very remarkable. When (he endeavoured to ftand upright, which fhe could do better on one foot than both, together with the pain at the fymphyfis of the pubes, (he had a fenfe of weakncfs at the part accompanied with faintnefs. When £he firft fat down, fhe did it with tolerable eafe, refting her elbows upon the arms of the chair. When flie had remained fome time in this pofition, the pain and fenfe of weaknefs becom- ing troublefome, (he fupported herfelf by refting her hands upon her knees and prefently bent for- wards fo us to lean her elbows upon her knees. This pofition becoming irkfome, /he was obliged to return to her bed, where flie was immediately eafy. When flie attempted to walk, flie was obliged to bend forward in fuch a manner as to reft her bauds upon her knees, and in that attitude fhe made a ftreight line from her flioulders to her feet. She had feveral times been lifted into a coach for the benefit of air and exercife. With fome contri- vance flie was capable of refting in it, in an ho- rizontal pofition with her knees drawn up. In the fourteenth week after her delivery, flie was pcr- fuaded to drink tea with one of her friends who lived at the diftance of about three miles from her. While flie was in the coach flie had a difcharge, which flie thought to be mcnftruous. This inltantly af- forded her great relief; flic continued to mend daily and in about iix. v»'ceks was peifcdtly recovered.