A Manual of midwiferyD. Appleton, 1873 - 388 pages |
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Page 23
... usually dark , from one to one and a half inches long ; the cartilages of the ear and nose feel hard ; the nails also are usually hard , horny , and project at least in the upper extremities over the tips of the fingers . The umbilical ...
... usually dark , from one to one and a half inches long ; the cartilages of the ear and nose feel hard ; the nails also are usually hard , horny , and project at least in the upper extremities over the tips of the fingers . The umbilical ...
Page 31
... usually placed with the head somewhat deviated laterally from the inlet when the walls of the uterus are very soft and flaccid , when its shape is very changeable , and when the uterus influences the position of the foetus as little as ...
... usually placed with the head somewhat deviated laterally from the inlet when the walls of the uterus are very soft and flaccid , when its shape is very changeable , and when the uterus influences the position of the foetus as little as ...
Page 34
... usually still more feebly de- veloped and have very little chance of living . Very frequently the foetuses are unequally developed . It also occurs that one foetus prematurely dies and is then flattened by the pressure of the other ...
... usually still more feebly de- veloped and have very little chance of living . Very frequently the foetuses are unequally developed . It also occurs that one foetus prematurely dies and is then flattened by the pressure of the other ...
Page 42
... Usually a large part is felt in the fundus , on one side of it smaller parts more or less pointed , and at the other a considerable and uniform resistance . To find out what portion of the fœtus is placed , if any , on the brim , the ...
... Usually a large part is felt in the fundus , on one side of it smaller parts more or less pointed , and at the other a considerable and uniform resistance . To find out what portion of the fœtus is placed , if any , on the brim , the ...
Page 43
... usually audible on both sides , although louder on one ; at times it may be entirely absent on one side . It is rare not to hear it on a careful examination . It very frequently changes its place , and is commonly heard low down on one ...
... usually audible on both sides , although louder on one ; at times it may be entirely absent on one side . It is rare not to hear it on a careful examination . It very frequently changes its place , and is commonly heard low down on one ...
Common terms and phrases
abortion amnion becomes blood breech brim Cæsarean section cause cavity centimètres cervix child chorion commencement compression conjugate connective tissue considerable contracted pelvis danger decidua delivery diagnosis difficult dilated disease easily eclampsia especially examination expelling forces expulsion external extraction favorable finger foetal foetus fontanelle forceps frequently fundus funis gestation greatly hæmorrhage head presentations infection inflammation internal kyphosis labour lacerations later liquor amnii lower uterine segment lumbar vertebræ mammæ maternal mother mucous membrane narrow pelvis normal pelvis Obstetrical occiput occurs operation organs outlet ovum pains parietal bone parturition pelves pelvic contraction performed perinæum peritoneum peritonitis placenta pluriparæ portion posterior posture pregnancy premature pressure primiparæ prognosis prolapse promontory pubic arch puerperal fever rarely rickety rule rupture sacrum sagittal suture side slight small fontanelle soft sometimes suture symphysis symptoms tion traction transverse diameter transverse position treatment tumour umbilical cord unfavorable usually uterine uterine action uterus vagina vertebræ villi vulva whilst woman women