The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . It lies onits right side and the buttocks are raised to favor the flow of mucus and foreign sub-stances from the mouth.—(From a photograph taken at the Emergency Hospital.) reaching behind the anus and protected by a sterile towel exerts pressure uponthe forehead, and. at the propermoment during the relaxation be / tween the pains increases head ex-tension and slowly shells it outthrough the vulval opening. Mod-erate fundal pressure with the free / /hand may assist in the manoeuver. ; Cleansing of Eyes
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . It lies onits right side and the buttocks are raised to favor the flow of mucus and foreign sub-stances from the mouth.—(From a photograph taken at the Emergency Hospital.) reaching behind the anus and protected by a sterile towel exerts pressure uponthe forehead, and. at the propermoment during the relaxation be / tween the pains increases head ex-tension and slowly shells it outthrough the vulval opening. Mod-erate fundal pressure with the free / /hand may assist in the manoeuver. ; Cleansing of Eyes and Mouth.—After the delivery of the head, theeyelids should be carefully cleanedby means of a soft linen cloth and sterile water, or boric acid solution; ?^- a separate wipe being used for eacheye and the lids washed, from the nose outward, free from all mucus, ii^^j ^^ .^ ^ :..^„ A+ +-u;^+-„^ Fig. 624.—Method of Stripping the Um- blood, or mecomum. At this time ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ Remove the Excess of also the lips and nose are in like Whartons Jelly. 486 PHYSIOLOGICAL Fig. 625.—Method of Tightening the Liga-ture ABOUT THE Umbilical Cord. Note theposition of the thumbs to prevent injury tothe ring from cutting or breaking of the liga-ture. manner wiped free of mucus, and the little finger, wrapped with a piece of moistlinen, is passed into the childs mouth and any accumulated mucus removed byan outward sweep of the finger (Fig. 618). Care of the Cord about Neck.—Search should be made to discover whether thecord encircles the neck, and if it does a loop should be enlarged and drawn over the head; but if this cannot bedone, the funis should be cut be-tween a double ligature, or, if timeis lacking, without the applicationof ligatures (Fig. 619). Delivery of the Shoulders.—After the head is bom, in the ab-sence of any indication for immedi-ate delivery, it is better to wait fornatural expulsion of the shouldersand body, the head in the meantime being supporte
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