A Manual of Midwifery: Including the Pathology of Pregnancy and the Puerperal StateD. Appleton, 1878 - 388 pages |
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A Manual Including the Pathology of Pregnancy and the Puerperal State Karl Schroeder Limited preview - 2023 |
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abdominal walls abortion allantois amnion becomes bladder blood breech brim Cæsarean section cause cavity cervix child chorion commencement compression conjugate connective tissue considerable contracted pelvis danger decidua delivery deviated diagnosis dilated disease easily embryo especially expelling forces expulsion external examination extraction face presentations finger foetal foetus fontanelle forceps formed frequently fundus genital gestation gravid greatly hæmorrhage head presentations inches inflammation inlet internal labour lacerations later layer liquor amnii lumbar vertebræ mammæ maternal month mother mucous membrane normal Obstetrical occiput occurs operation organs outlet ovum pains parietal bones parturition pelves pelvic inlet perforation perinæum peritoneum placenta pluriparæ portion posterior posture pregnancy premature pressure primiparæ prognosis promontory pubic arch puerperal rarely recognised reflexa rupture sacrum sagittal suture side small fontanelle soft sometimes suture symphysis symptoms takes place tion traction transverse diameter transverse position tube tumour umbilical cord usually uterus vagina vertebræ vessels villi vulva whilst woman