. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . d the headof the child upon the mothers right side. It sometimes happens thatthe back is turned posteriorly, the abdomen of the child being towardthe front and the face of the child being anterior. The treatment of these conditions consists in the performance of ver-sion. If the uterus is in a condition of tetanic contraction, the child beingdead, decapitation should be performed in place of version. To turn 232 PREGNANCY AND LABOR. the child in these cases the operator should thoroughly examine thepatient and map out clearly the posi
. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . d the headof the child upon the mothers right side. It sometimes happens thatthe back is turned posteriorly, the abdomen of the child being towardthe front and the face of the child being anterior. The treatment of these conditions consists in the performance of ver-sion. If the uterus is in a condition of tetanic contraction, the child beingdead, decapitation should be performed in place of version. To turn 232 PREGNANCY AND LABOR. the child in these cases the operator should thoroughly examine thepatient and map out clearly the position of the foetus. This may bedone largely by palpation, and the hand and arm which present maybe recognized by turning the hand with the thumb upward and grasp-ing it in the hand of the operator, as if to perform the act of greetingknown as u shaking hands. If the hand of the operator fits the handof the foetus in the manner described, the foetal hand corresponds tothat of the operator. Thus, if the operator can grasp the hand of the Fig. 113. Fig.
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