The obstetrical remembrancer, or, Denman's aphorisms on natural and difficult parturition : the application and use of instruments, &c. / augmented by Michael Ryan.

  • Thomas Denman
Date:
1848
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Credit: The obstetrical remembrancer, or, Denman's aphorisms on natural and difficult parturition : the application and use of instruments, &c. / augmented by Michael Ryan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    infant ought to be turned to the back of the mother, as in this position the arms and head pass more readily. When the body is extracted to the arms, the abdomen ought to be turned to the back of the mother, and the arms brought down as hereafter described in the section on version or turning. I have deemed it necessary to prefix the preceding account of natural par- turition, according to which all obstetric ope- rations, except the Caesarean section and transfusion, are performed. I have given the latest views on the subject. M. R.] [It has been thought advisable to prefix to the American edition a summary view of the SIGNS OF PREGNANCY. Absence of Menstruation.— Value.—As a general rule, if a woman who has been regu- lar suddenly ceases to menstruate without preceding or succeeding ill-health, she is preg- nant. Uncertainties.—The menses do not always cease during pregnancy. Pregnancy may occur during suppression or during lac- tation. It may also occur before the visible evidences of menstruation have appeared. The irregularities that take place about the time of final cessation of the catamenia cause