Obstetric plates, with explanations / selected from the anatomical tables of William Smellie.

  • Smellie, William, 1697-1763
Date:
1848
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Credit: Obstetric plates, with explanations / selected from the anatomical tables of William Smellie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    PLATE IX. The elastic swelling from the compression of the scalp, and infiltration of the cellular membrane with serous fluid, called the caput succedaneum, - The forceps applied over the sides of the child’s head. The bladder distended with urine from com- pression of the wrethra. It shows the urgent necessity for emptying it before applying the forceps, or in any case of operative midwifery. ‘The lower part of the uterus, which is removed from the abdominal walls by the interposi- tion of the distended bladder. The os uteri fully dilated.