A system of obstetrics / A. Auvard.

  • Alfred Auvard
Date:
1898
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Credit: A system of obstetrics / A. Auvard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

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    opening of the external orifice, although sometimes occurring during pregnancy, will be studied with accouchement. Fig. So. Type normal Fig. 8i, Fig. 82. Fig. $3. a, uterine circle (Bandl's ring) limit between the supero-lateral and inferior segments; b, internal orifice; c, external orifice. Form.- Outside the modifications of form caused by effacement there may be found, aside from the norma] type often persisting in the primiparae, one of the three principal forms represented in the adjoined schema (Pigs. 80, 81, 82 and 88). These modifications a re due to the degree of the relative dilatation of the two orifices of ili<' uterus. Situation,—The cervix naturally follows the body in its evolutions. During the firsi three months the cervix is found in its natural position, often a little approached to the perinseum. During the Becond three months the cervix follows the uterus in its ascent and becomes less accessible to vaginal touch. During the last three month- its situation differs in the primipara from that in the multi- para. In consequence of the progressive engagement during the
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