Observations on the rupture of the gravid uterus : with the sequel to Mrs. Manning's case / by Andrew Douglas, M.D.

  • Andrew Douglas
Date:
1789
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Credit: Observations on the rupture of the gravid uterus : with the sequel to Mrs. Manning's case / by Andrew Douglas, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    [ 2° ] The patient took no other nourimment during the firft week, than whey, milk, and plain gruel. In the next period of ten days, her diet was only mended by having a raw egg beat up with water and a little fugar. In the third week /lie began to take broth and light pudding; and came afterwards, by degrees to a fuller diet. THE SEQJLTEL OF MRS. MANNING'S HISTORY. The firft. return of the menftrual dis- charge which happened about the begin- ning of January 1785, was lefs than ufual -t but at the two fubfequent periods, it was regular both as to time and quantity. In the month of April following, fhe began to be alarmed, from a failure in the cufto- mary appearance and very foon had reafon to believe that fhe was again pregnant. During the early months, there was no- thing flrikingly different from what fhe had ufually felt in a fimilar Situation, except