The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . al surface of the child should be made to rotatebeneath the pubic arch, the handles being turned toward the mothers ab- THE FORCEPS. 1005 domen. I am accustomed to apply the forceps above the child in occipito-posterior positions, while others simply advise that the instrument be appliedin the easiest manner possible and independently of set rules. Detached head:In breech extraction the head may be detached and left in the uterus by accidentor design. In the former instance the mishap arises from decap
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . al surface of the child should be made to rotatebeneath the pubic arch, the handles being turned toward the mothers ab- THE FORCEPS. 1005 domen. I am accustomed to apply the forceps above the child in occipito-posterior positions, while others simply advise that the instrument be appliedin the easiest manner possible and independently of set rules. Detached head:In breech extraction the head may be detached and left in the uterus by accidentor design. In the former instance the mishap arises from decapitation of thedead child as a result of too forcible traction. In the latter case the head is leftafter deliberate decapitation. If attempts at manual extraction fail, the forcepsmay be applied, although cephalotripsy, if available, is the more rationalcourse. Face Presentations (Fig. 1233).—The general principle in the managementof these cases is expectancy. There is no indication, from the position alone,to apply the forceps. Only when the life of mother or child is threatened should. ^
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