Report of the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, from 1844 to 1846 / by J.Y. Simpson.

  • James Young Simpson
Date:
1848
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Credit: Report of the Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, from 1844 to 1846 / by J.Y. Simpson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    Presentation. Number of Cases. Number of Children Born Alive. Number of Children Born Dead. Double cranial presentation 1st child, head ; 2d child, breech 1st child, feet ; 2d child, head . 1 child, arm; other not stated . 1 child, head ; other not stated 8 6 1 1 1 X 13 11 2 2 2 3 1 Total . 17 cases or 34 children 30 4 The sexes of the twin children were as follows :— In 3 cases, both children male . . 6 ... 5 cases, female . . 10 ... 9 cases 1 child male and 1 female . 18 Total 17 34 The average weight of the twin child was 6 lbs. 1 oz. In the triplet case, two of the children presented the head, the third pre- sented the feet. Two of the children were male, one female. All were born alive and vigorous, but, before leaving the hospital, one of the children was accidentally overlaid by its mother. The male children weighed respectively, .5 lbs. 11 oz. and 5 lbs. 2 oz.; the female child weighed only 3 lbs. 12 oz. Th« labour was 8j hours in duration. XV. The Mode of Deliver^/.—Deducting the abortions and miscarriages, which amounted in number to 58, there remain 1417 cases of delivery about the full time. The following table shows the modes of delivery in these 1417 cases, and their relative frequency to each other. Among those naturally deli- vered is included a case of spontaneous cephalic evolution or expulsion :— Mode of Delivery. Number of Cases. Proportion. Naturally ..... Artificially ..... 1404 13 1404 in 1417 1 ... 107 Mode of Artificial Delivery. Traction of presenting feet. Bringing down a foot (breech presentation) Turning ..... Forceps ..... Crotchet ..... Induction of premature labour 1 1 6 3 1 1 • 1 in 1417 1... 1417 1 ... 236 1 ... 472 1 ... 1417 1... 1417 Turning was adopted in five cases for preternatural presentations, and in one 86 for the purpose of hastening delivery under an attack of apoplectic con- Isions. The breech presentation, in which a foot was brought down was a case in which the presenting part did not pass the brim, notwithstauding'stronff and powerful pains of upwards of a day's duration. case vu
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