A compendious system of midwifery : chiefly designed to facilitate the inquiries of those who may be pursuing this branch of study ... / by William P. Dewees.

  • Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841.
Date:
1839
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    CHAPTER IX. Of Displacements of the Uterus Sect. I. Of Prolapsus from Pregnancy II. Rptroversion of the Uterus III. Of the Obliquities of the Uterus CHAPTER X. OftheTerm ofUtero-Gestation . Cause of Labour CHAPTER XI, CHAPTER XII. PAGE 109 109 110 120 129 147 Of Labour ...... Sect. I. Of Rigours, &c. ..... II. Frequent inclinations to make water, Tenesmus, &c. III. Affections of the Uterine System in particular a. Subsiding of the Abdominal Tumour 6. Secretion of Mucus .... c. Dilatation of tiie Os Uteri c. Contraction of the Longitudinal Fibres . 6. Contraction of the Circular Fibres c. Of the Simple Contraction d. Of the Compound Contraction e. Of the Tonic Contraction, and its Effects /. Of the Spasmodic or Alternate Contraction, and its Effects CHAPTER Xin. The Manner in which the Os Uteri is opened CHAPTER XIV. Conduct during Labour Sect. I. What may be necessary for the Child II. Unassisted Delivery of the Placenta III. Of Putting to Bed IV. Of After-pains V. Regimen during the Month., &c. VI. Oflhe Lochia Excessive Lochia VII. Attention necessary to the Child • a. Of washing the Child I). The dressing of the Navel c. Purging of the Meconium, &c (]. Of the Retention of Urine VIII. Of Food for the Child . CHAPTER XV. ■Of Natural, or Unassisted Labour CHAPTER XVI. Of the Presentations of the Head, and their Causes Sect. I. First Presentation, and its Mechanism il. Character and Mechanism of tiie Second Position IJj. Third Position IV, Fourth Position V, Fifth Position VI. Si.xth Position 168 168 169 171 171 172 173 174 175 175 176 176 177 179 • > » . 185 Id . 190 . 198 199 . 200 206 • . 210 212 . 215 215 • • • . 215 . 217 . 219 , 221 224 227 229 231 231 232 237 237