. A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases. if the fame have not been (Stretched beforewith the waters and Membranes. In the mi• mtime, whilfl the breech advances, the Os Externummay be dilated gently during every pain, to al-low room for introducing a finger or two of eachhand to the outfide of each groin <»f the Firtus,in order to aflilt the delivery when the Natesare advanced to the lower part of the if the Foetus is larger than ulual, or the Pel
. A set of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment of the practice of midwifery : with a view to illustrate a treatise on that subject, and collection of cases. if the fame have not been (Stretched beforewith the waters and Membranes. In the mi• mtime, whilfl the breech advances, the Os Externummay be dilated gently during every pain, to al-low room for introducing a finger or two of eachhand to the outfide of each groin <»f the Firtus,in order to aflilt the delivery when the Natesare advanced to the lower part of the if the Foetus is larger than ulual, or the Pelvisnarrow, and after a long time and many reppains the breech is not forced down into the Pel-vis, the patients flrength at the fame time failing,the operator mufl in a gradual manner open theparts, and, having introduced a hand into the Vag-ina, raife or pufli up the breech of the Foetus, andbring down the legs and thighs. If the Uterus islb flrongly contracted that the legs cannot begotdown, the largefl end of the blunt hook is tintroduced, as directed in Tabic XXXVII. Alfoon as the breech or legs are brought down, thebody and head are to be delivered asdefcnL the. with EXPLANATIONS, &c. 5^ the next Table, only there is no neceflity here toalter the pofition of the childs body. Vide Vol. I. Book III. Chap. 4. Seft 1, 2. Coll. 32. The defcription of the parts in this, and thefollowing Table, is the fame as in Table XXII,only the dotted lines in this defcribe the place ofthe OJfa Pubis, and anterior parts of the OJfa Ifchiiim which are removed, and may ferve in thisrefpecl; as an example for all the other front views,where, without disfiguring the Table, they couldnot be fo well put in. N. B. The ufe of the blunt hook, in breechcafes, is a hazardous expedient ; and manual af-fiftance of every kind Ihould be avoided, the moflurgent cafes only excepted. See Dr. Hamiltons Outlines of Midwifery, page370, et feq. t>»>»3 THIRTIETH TABLE Shows, in the fame view, an
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