A System of Midwifery

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