A synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition : with practical remarks on the management of labours / ... With notes and additions, by Thomas C. James.

  • Merriman, Samuel, 1771-1852.
Date:
1816
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Credit: A synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition : with practical remarks on the management of labours / ... With notes and additions, by Thomas C. James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Of the different Stages of Labour. Labour is divided into four stages or periods. 1. During the first stage, the head of the fetus passes through the superior aperture of the pel- vis, and the os uteri becomes dilated at least to the size of a crown piece. [This may therefore be termed the entrance of the head into the pelvis.J 2. The second stage produces that change in the position of the head, which turns the fore- head into the hollow of the sacrum, and brings the occiput to emerge under the arch of the pubes. [This may be termed the passage of the head through the pelvis.] 3. The third stage produces the expulsion of the child through the os externum. nature!: I, qu'il arrive a terme; 2, qu'il soit prompt, et sans aucuns accidents considerables; 3, que Venfant soit vivant; 4, qu'il vienne en bonne figure et situation. Mauriceau, torn. 1. p. 202.