The principles of midwifery; including the diseases of women and children / [John Burns].

  • John Burns
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1832
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    abdominal tumour had previously become blue; an incision was made, and a child 18 inches long extracted, recovered. Archives, T. IX. p. 423.” Page 316, line 21, refer to the following note :—‘“ Mr. Ingleby, in his work on uterine hemorrhage, seems to think that | object to the use of the plug in profuse hemorrhage. Quite the contrary, if delivery be not practicable. But, in those cases where the discharge has been profuse, or repeated, the os uteri is generally dilatable, and then, to the delivery of the patient we must look for safety.” Page 237, note to line 11 from bottom :—* Some attribute this, to hypertrophy of the left ventricle; others, to the gravid uterus obstructing the course of the blood to the lower extremities ; both opinions are doubtful.” Page 384, line 7 from bottom, add to the note—“ It is still proposed to alter the ete ep by external manipulation, and it has, we are told, been repeatedly suc~ cessful.” Page 391, line 7 from bottom, make a reference to the following note :—‘ In the report of midwifery cases, in the kingdom of Wurtemberg, it is mentioned, that ten cases occurred of spontaneous turning. Most frequently, the breech or feet came out first. In two cases, after the arm had issued, it retired, and the breech came down. In two others, the feet came. In one, the presentation of the head was changed for a transverse position, which made it necessary to extract by the feet.” Page 426, note 1, line 20, ‘* A case is related in the Edin. Med. Journ., for Jan., 1829, where a tumour existed in the forepart of the pelvis, which could not be pushed up, and so large, as to require the crotchet to be used. After death, it was discovered to be a stone in the bladder.” Page 426, line 4, note, “‘ Kroon, in the case of a woman, whose vagina was much contracted, by cicatrices, and where the head, which had advanced, took a direction to the anus, cut the perineum, and delivered by the vagina, being afraid, the recto-vaginal septum would give way. Archives X VIi. 614.” Page 475, line 29, after the word “uterus” make a reference to the following note :—‘ The epigastric artery reaches the rectus muscle, and ascends between its inner surface and its sheath, one large branch goes up the middle of the muscle, whilst the trunk runs up, by or near, the outer margin, and sends ramifications outward. ‘The linea alba, when circumstances permit it, would, therefore, be the best place, and there, we also, are less likely to be troubled with the intestines.” Page 493, note to line 25, “ Rupture was not suspected, till discovered on dis- section, in a case where the child had been turned, on account of deformed pelvis. Archives, I]. 77.” Page 495, line 5, insert areference to the following note :—** M. Ollivier relates the history of a woman, who, in a fifth pregnancy, had the uterus very oblique, and in labour suffered much. She was delivered by the forceps, and died of peri- toneal inflammation. ‘On inspection, the uterus was found to be bilobed. The ated. ‘The other, which was supposed to have contained the former children, was three inches long and two broad. Each had an orifice, opening into accommon neck, and each had one ovarium.” .