A synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition, with practical remarks on the management of labours / By Samuel Merriman.

  • Samuel Merriman
Date:
1814
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Credit: A synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition, with practical remarks on the management of labours / By Samuel Merriman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    S. Tlie patient's strength being un^ impaired. 4. Her mind being tranquil. 5. A disposition to quiet sleep in the intervals of her pains. 6. The absence of fever or inflammation. 7. The vagina and os uteri feeling cool and moist. 8. The patient possessing the power of voiding her urine,- While these symptoms are present, the labour may &e safely trusted to nature. Unfavorable Symptoms indicating Dystocia Anenergica. 1. Severe shivering fits unconnected with dilatation of the os uteri, or of the passage of the head through the os externum.—See p. 9. 2. Frequent or constant vomitings after the OS utei-i is dilated. 3. The accession of fever. 4. Great restlessness or jactitation.
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