A practical handbook of midwifery / by Francis W. Nicol Haultain.

  • Haultain, Francis W. N. (Francis William Nicol)
Date:
1894
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Credit: A practical handbook of midwifery / by Francis W. Nicol Haultain. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a. During lactation. b. Before being established. c. In anaemia. II. Pulsation in Vaginal Fornix (Anterior). of value in early weeks if associated with enlarge- ment and softening of uterus. III. Morning Sickness. A reflex symptom, and usually represented by a feeling of nausea occurring any time during the day, but frequently more marked on first rising in the morning, hence name. It commences, as a rule, after the first men- strual period missed, and ceases during the fourth mouth, when the uterus rises out of the pelvis. It may, however, be entirely absent, or be so severe and prolonged as to form a serious complication. (See page 22.) It is thus of little value alone in diagnosing pregnancy. IV. Softness of Genital Canal and Uterus. Specially marked after end of third month, but is evident earlier. It is probably due to the in- creased vascularity of the parts, and is a most valuable sign. V. Mammary Changes. 1. Enlargement of glands and distension of super- ficial veins, associated with a feeling of fulness in the organs, which are frequently more or less painful. 2. After third month formation of areola? and turgidity of nipple with secretion of milk. The areola of pregnancy is characterised by a. A darkening of the normal pink areola,
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