The London practice of midwifery: including the treatment during the puerperal state, and the principal infantile diseases : To which is added notes, plates and Denman's Aphorisms.

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1826
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    V CHAP. VIII. ON INSTRUMENTS, Sect. r. II. III. IV. V. Origin of instruments The Vectis On the application of the Vectis The Forceps On the application of the Forceps CHAP. IX. DEFORMED PELVIS. Page, 150 151 ib. 152 155 Sect. i. Difficult Labour occ.aeioned by the Pelvis being de- formed from rickets and moUities ossium. 158 n. Caesarean Operation 159 HI. On opening* the child's head, and the means of as- certaining whether it is alive or dead 162 IV. In what cases the life of the mother or of the child must be sacrificed 164 V. In what cases the child's head should be opened 165 VI. How the head is to be opened 167 VII. On opening the head very early 169 VIII. On facilitating labour by turning the child 170 IX. Reasons for bringing on premature labour 171 X. Distinction between a Pelvis deformed from rickets and a Pelvis deformed from mollities ossium 172 XI. How to obtain premature labour 174 CHAP. X. PRiETERNATURAL LABOUR. Sect. i. Division and cause of praeternatural Labour 176 II. First division of praeternatural Labour ib. m. Second division of prgeternatural Labour 178 CHAP. XL COMPLEX LABOUR. Sect. I. Presentation of the Funis 184 II. Cases where there are more than one Child 185 III. Labour attended with Convulsion 189 IV. Treatment of puerperal Convulsions 195 V. Of Convulsions that may remain after delivery 197 VI. Ruptuie of the Uterus 198 vn. Uteiine Hemorrhage 203 vm Treatment of Hemorrhage 210 ?x. Hemorrhage continuing after the Placenta is ex- tracted 215 X. Consequences of the Placenta remaining, and its Treatment . ' . 219 XI. Consequences of a Portion of the Placenta remaining 222 XII. Inverted Uterus ^- 223