A compendious system of midwifery : chiefly designed to facilitate the inquiries of those who may be pursuing this branch of study, illustrated by occasional cases / by William P. Dewees.

  • Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841.
Date:
1843
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Credit: A compendious system of midwifery : chiefly designed to facilitate the inquiries of those who may be pursuing this branch of study, illustrated by occasional cases / by William P. Dewees. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    * VH Page Skct. I. Genera] rules for the use of the Forceps . . . 272 a. Of those which regard the woman . . . 272 b. Of the Condition of the Uterus and Soft Parts . . 273 c. Application, and mode of Action of the Forceps . 274 a. Of Compression ..... 285 b. Compression and Traction .... 286 d. Mode of Acting after Application . . . 287 II. Recapitulation ..... 288 III. General Observations upon the Forceps . . 289 CHAPTER XXI. Of the specific Application of the Forceps . • . 292 Sect. I. a. Application in the First of these Positions . . 298 II. b. Second .... 294 HI. c. Third 294 IV. d. Fourth .... 295 V. e. Fifth 296 VI. / Sixth .... 296 VII. g. Seventh . . . .298 CHAPTER XXII. General remarks on the Use of the Forceps, when the head is above the Superior Strait ...... 297 CHAPTER XXIII. Of the Locked or Impacted Head .... 299 Sect. I. Of the Causes, Signs, and Accidents of the Locked Head 300 II. Indications in the Locked Head . . . 300 III. Method of using the Forceps in the Locked Head . 302 CHAPTER XXIV. Of the use of the Forceps in Face Presentations . . 303 CHAPTER XXV. Of Presentations of the Breech ..... 306 Sect. I. Species of Breech Presentations . . . 307 II. a. Mechanism of First Breech Presentations . . 308 HI. b. Second do. . . . 309 IV. c. Third do. ... 309 V. d. Fourth do. . . . 309 CHAPTER XXVI. Causc6 which may render Presentations of the Breech Preternatural 310 a. First degrees of advancement . . . 312 b. Second do. 313 c. Third do 313 Sect. I. Position of the Child • 316 II. Size of the Breech ..... 316 III. Mode of bringing down the Feet in the first Breech Presen- tations . . . . ... . 317 IV. Mode in Second Position of the Breech . . 318 V. Third do. .... 318