The matron's manual of midwifery, and the diseases of women during pregnancy and in childbed .. . Fig. Fig. 2. Limbs cut off by the Cord Occasionally tlie cord can be slipped over the head, orlimbs, when wound round them, and the strain upon it be thusremoved. If this cannot be done however, and the dangerincreases, relief may be obtained by cutting the cord, parti-cularly if it be absolutely short. But this must not be donetill everything indicates that the labor will probably soon ter-minate ; and the end connected with the child must be care-fully held, or tied. DESCENT OF OTHER PARTS W
The matron's manual of midwifery, and the diseases of women during pregnancy and in childbed .. . Fig. Fig. 2. Limbs cut off by the Cord Occasionally tlie cord can be slipped over the head, orlimbs, when wound round them, and the strain upon it be thusremoved. If this cannot be done however, and the dangerincreases, relief may be obtained by cutting the cord, parti-cularly if it be absolutely short. But this must not be donetill everything indicates that the labor will probably soon ter-minate ; and the end connected with the child must be care-fully held, or tied. DESCENT OF OTHER PARTS WITH THE HEAD. One Arm.—The descent of one arm along withthe head may cause some delay and difficulty, butNature nearly always overcomes the is seldom that the arm can be reduced, and there-fore but little can be done at first; if the delivery beevidently arrested by it the accoucheur must at lastassist in the most feasible manner. Sometimes evenit is necessary for him to apply the forceps. The Two Arms.—Even this difficulty is often27 302 CAUSES WHICH IMPEDE LABOR. overcome spontaneo
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