An essay, historical and critical, on the mechanism of parturition.

  • William Leishman
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1864
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    CONTE]SrTS. CHAPTEE I. INTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL. PiiGK Importance of the subject not unfrequently overlooked—Object and plan of this Essay—History of the rise and progress of the Obstetric Art—Hippocrates— Celsus De Medicina—Moschion—^tius: principle of forceps discovered; speculum—Paulus jEgineta—The Arabian School; Serapion, Rhazes, and Avicenna: The forceps first used—The Dark Ages—The 16th Century: Eaynalde, Eros, Vesalius, Rueff—Ambroise Pare—Guillemeau—Mauriceau, la culbute—Peu, Dionis—Deventer; theories of uterine obliquity—The discovery of the forceps by the Chamberlens—The Vectis — Mesnard—Gifford and Chapman—Ould and Smellie; new doctrines—these criticised by Burton, . 1 CHAPTER II. HiaroRY OF THE SUBJECT {contmwd). Obstacles to the progress of the art—Roederer, Puzos—Levret; geometrical obstetrics— Efiects of Smellie's work on the continent—Berger, Saxtorph, and Solayr^s de Renhac; the oblique position of the head discovered—Translation from and commentary on the works of Saxtorph and Solayr^s—Astruc, Saccombe, Van Solingen, &c. — Johnson, Hamilton, Osborne, and Denman— The German School—The horizontal brim—Naegele and his views—Recent opinions; West and Halahan, 27 CHAPTER III. THE HEAD IN THE FIRST POSITION. Definition of terms; vertex; presentation; at the brim—The first position— Diagnostic value of the ear at symphysis; Dubois, Cazeaux, and West on this point—the obliquity (diametric) described by Saxtorph and Solayres—Bi-parietal obliquity as described by Naegele does not occur in natural labour—Relation of the head to brim-axis—The facts announced by Naegele admit of another explanation—Oceipito-frontal obliquity—The head rotates—Causes of rotation— Extent of rotation, 54