A Synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition : with practical remarks on the management of labours / by Samuel Merriman.

  • Merriman, Samuel, 1771-1852.
Date:
1838
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Credit: A Synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition : with practical remarks on the management of labours / by Samuel Merriman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    / LABOURS MAY BE DIVIDED INTO TWO CLASSES: 1. EUTOCIA*—Natural Labour. 2. DYSTOCIAt—Difficult Labour. CLASS l.—EUTOCIA, COMPREHENDS ONLY ONE ORDER. 1. Eutocia Simplex.—JSTatural Labour. Natural Labour, Smellie, Denman, Plenck, &c. Easy Labour. Cooper. Ordinary Labour. Aitken. Definition.—In natural labour the vertex presents, and the head descends readily into the pelvis, taking- such a direction as brings the occiput to emerge under the arch of the pubes. The labour terminates within twenty-four hours after its commencement. * From ev?, bonus, and Toyuoc, partus, t From 8vf, male, and Towa, partus. B