Labor among primitive peoples : Showing the development of the obstetric science of to-day, from the natural and instinctive customs of all races, civilized and savage, past and present / By Geo. J. Engelmann ... Fifty-six illustrations.

  • George Julius Engelmann
Date:
1882
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Credit: Labor among primitive peoples : Showing the development of the obstetric science of to-day, from the natural and instinctive customs of all races, civilized and savage, past and present / By Geo. J. Engelmann ... Fifty-six illustrations. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    INDEX. CHAPTER I. POSTURE IX LABOR. PAGE INTIIODUCTIOX. 1 Origin of this paper 1 History of the subject. 2 Plan of tlie investigation 4 Division of (he subject G Assistance received in the w-erk ...^ 7 ■Geographical Distribi tion of the Various Positions 8 PART I. Position ok Parturient Women Among Peoples Whose Labor is Governed by Instinct, and Not by Modern Obstetric Fashion.. 11 A—Perpendicular or ui)right posture 1] 1. Standing ; 11 2. Partially suspended 14 3. Suspended 18 5—Inclined position ..^.... 20 1. Sitting erect 20 2. Squatting, as in defecation 22 3. Kneeling 28 a—The body inclined forward 29 b—Knee-hand or knee-elbow position. 30 f—The body erect, inclined backward or partially sus- pended 43 d—Kneeling- i)ostui'es where precise descrii^tions are lacking 49 4. Semi-recumbent 50 a—Sitting, semi-recumbent on the ground, upon a stone or stool 51 b—Sitting on the lap or between the thighs of an assistant, who is seated on a chair or on the floor 57 c—The obstetric chair , gg d—Semi-recumbent position, strictly speaking 73