A Manual of Midwifery: Including the Pathology of Pregnancy and the Puerperal State

abdominal abortion abscess asphyxia becomes blood breech brim Cæsarean section cause cavity centimètres cervix child chorion commencement compression conjugate connective tissue consequence considerable contracted pelvis danger decidua delivery diagnosis difficult dilated disease easily eclampsia especially examination expulsion external extraction exudation favorable finger foetal foetus fontanelle forceps frequently fundus funis gestation greatly hæmorrhage head presentations immediately infection inflammation internal kyphosis labour lacerations later liquor amnii lower uterine segment lumbar vertebræ mammæ maternal Medical mother mucous membrane narrow pelvis normal pelvis Obstetrical occurs operation organs outlet ovum pains parturition pelves pelvic contraction perforation perinæum peritoneum peritonitis placenta pluriparæ portion posterior posture pregnancy pressure primiparæ produced prognosis prolapse promontory pubic arch puerperal fever puerperal women rarely rickety rule rupture sacrum septic side slight soft sometimes suppuration suture symphysis symptoms thrombus tion traction transverse diameter transverse position treatment tumour unfavorable usually uterine action uterus vagina vertebræ villi vulva walls whilst woman