A System of midwifery

abdominal abortion accoucheur action admit amnion Anatomy applied attention axis become bladder blades blood bones breech brim cause cavity cervix child circumstances coccyx condition considerable contraction cord corpus luteum course cranial craniotomy cranium decidua delivery described difficulty dilatation direction discharge disease distension doubt eclampsia edition effect examination expulsion external fact Fallopian tube favorable finger foetal foetus forceps frequently fundus glands hand head hemorrhage important inches inflammation instances instrument labor ligaments matter mechanical membrane menstruation midwifery month mother mucous mucous membrane nature oblique diameter observed obstetrical occiput occur octavo volume operation ordinary organ ovary ovum pain pass patient pelvis perineum period peritoneum placenta portion position possible posterior practice practitioner pregnancy present pressure probably puerperal fever rectum reference result rotation rupture sacrum stage surface symphysis symptoms tion tissue transverse treatment tumor umbilical usually uterine uterus vagina vesicle vessels walls woman womb