A System of Midwifery

abdomen action amnion appears arteries attack becomes bladder blades bleeding blood bones bowels breast brim calomel cause cavity cervix child chorion circulation circumstances commencement considerable contraction convulsions cord corpus luteum danger decidua degree delivery deranged Dewees diameter dilated diminished discharge disease distended dystocia early effect especially excitement expelled expulsion external externum extremity Fallopian tubes farther favourable feel finger fluid fœtus forceps frequently fundus gradually hæmorrhage hand head inches increase inflammation intestinal irritation labour laceration less liquor amnii Lying-in means membranes Midwifery month mother nates natural oblique observed occur operation ovary ovum pain parietes pass passage patient pelvis perforation perineum period phlebitis placenta portion position posterior powers practitioner pregnancy present pressure produced pubic arch puerperal fever pulse quantity rectum rendered rupture sacrum scarcely side soft sufficient surface swelling symphysis pubis symptoms tion treatment tumour umbilical usually uteri uterus vagina veins vesicle vessels violent