A handbook of obstetric and gynaecological nursing / by the late Fleetwood Churchill.

  • Fleetwood Churchill
Date:
1893
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Credit: A handbook of obstetric and gynaecological nursing / by the late Fleetwood Churchill. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Class IV.—Anomalous, or Complex Labors. Order 1, attended by hcemorrhage. „ 2, „ by convulsions. ,, 3, with plurality of children. ,, 4, Descent of the umbilical cord. „ 5, Rupture of the uterus or vagina. The following classification being preferred by Dr. Churchill may, however, be here adhered to:— Class I.—Natural Labor. Class II.—Unnatural Labor. Order 1, Tedious labor. „ 2, Poiverless labor, ,, 3, Obstructed labor. „ 4, Deformed pelvis. „ 5, Malposition and mal-presentations. „ 6, Plural births. Monsters. Class III.—Complex Labor. Order 1, Prolapse of the funis or umbilical cord. „ 2, Retention of the placenta. ,, 3, Flooding. „ 4, Convulsions. „ 5, Lacerations. „ 6, Inversion of the uterus. In this classification the second and third classes of Denman are included under the head of Unnatural Labor. Before proceeding it is necessary for you to under- stand clearly what is meant by two or three words or phrases frequently used in the following pages :— 1. The presentation means the part of the child which comes first, or presents itself at the os uteri: thus we speak of head, breech, foot, or arm presenta- tions.