A practical treatise on uterine hemorrhage : in connexion with pregnancy and parturition / By John T. Ingleby.

  • Ingleby, J. T. (John Thomas), 1794-1845.
Date:
1832
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Credit: A practical treatise on uterine hemorrhage : in connexion with pregnancy and parturition / By John T. Ingleby. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    ON THE TOO EARLY RETIREMENT OF THE PRACTITI0:NER AFTER THE DELIVERY. The abrupt departure of the attendant, immediately after the expulsion of the placenta, is fraught with imminent dan- ger, and cannot be too forcibly reprobated: for, since hemor- rhage may occur on the termination even of the most favorable labom', no plea can with justice be admitted as an excuse for precipitancy in retiring. This practice, generally speaking, is confined to the poor ; the accoucheur leaves the house either before or immediately after the patient is in bed, and thus, when hemorrhage ensues, no effectual treatment can be had recourse to. It is more than probable also, that in order to apply the bandage, the woman will be seated in an erect position — a position at such a time peculiarly danger- ous, as it frequently induces both syncope and flooding. The higher classes have not to complain of this neglect, for if in this rank of society, the successful exercise of obstetrics ma- terially conduces to the practitioner's reputation, so misma- nagement in this department of practice will inevitably injure the greatest fame. No man, therefore, will incur so wanton a risk ; but as respects life, moral responsibility admits of no distinction between the rich and the poor. The presence of the practitioner is indispensable when hemorrhage ensues, in order that an immediate check may be given to the effusion. If it is suffered to proceed for any length of time, and is followed by recurrence of syncope, and B