. A system of midwifery, including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state. Introduction of the upper blade. remain parallel with the corresponding surface of the lower blade, andthe earliest deviation of the blade from its proper course will be foundin an inclination of this surface to one side or another. Should this Fig. The forceps applied. occur repeatedly, after partial removal and reintroduction of the blade,it may be advisable to withdraw the lower blade, and introduce it withreference to the other, as there is the possibility of a mistake havingbeen committed as to the
. A system of midwifery, including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state. Introduction of the upper blade. remain parallel with the corresponding surface of the lower blade, andthe earliest deviation of the blade from its proper course will be foundin an inclination of this surface to one side or another. Should this Fig. The forceps applied. occur repeatedly, after partial removal and reintroduction of the blade,it may be advisable to withdraw the lower blade, and introduce it withreference to the other, as there is the possibility of a mistake havingbeen committed as to the position of the head, and it is besides a mat-ter of far greater importance to have the blades exactly opposite to XXIX.] THE FORCEPS. 479 each other, than to have them accurately adapted to the transversediameter of the head. The best test of a proper application of the for-ceps is the perfect locking of the blades after their introduction. shows the blades as adjusted for the first position, the head beingin the pelvic cavity, as is indicated by the direction of the blades being separated by the transverse diameter of the head, theextremities of the handles are about an inch apart. When the head occupies the second cranial position, the blades areto be applied to the poles of the right oblique diameter. The l
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