The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . theuterus begins to rise out of the pelvis,the navel resumes its former appear-ance. During the fourth, fifth, andsixth months the depression becomesprogressively shallower, till at theseventh it is on a level with the skin,the ring being at the same time dilatedso as to admit the end of the the last two months the um-bilicus may actually form a protuber-ance, and this condition is known aspouting of the navel. Not in-frequently, if the woman overexert herself, an umbilical hernia will be
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . theuterus begins to rise out of the pelvis,the navel resumes its former appear-ance. During the fourth, fifth, andsixth months the depression becomesprogressively shallower, till at theseventh it is on a level with the skin,the ring being at the same time dilatedso as to admit the end of the the last two months the um-bilicus may actually form a protuber-ance, and this condition is known aspouting of the navel. Not in-frequently, if the woman overexert herself, an umbilical hernia will be Gait.—The gait of a pregnant woman undergoes change, for in order topreserve the center of gravity, the head and shoulders must be thrown back-ward. Short women show this change most markedly. 10. Delay of Bony Repair.—On account of the drain by the fetus on themothers osseous elements, fractured bones unite slowly. 11. Temperature.—The temperature in pregnancy remains authorities, however, believe it to be lower in the morning than laterin the day. !>. Fig. i6i.^Pregnancy at the Thirty-eighthWeek showing Stride and PigmentationOF Thighs, Abdomen, and Breasts, andRight Lateral Obliquity of the Uter-us.—(From authors photograph at the Emer-gency Hospital.) THE DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY. 119 111. THE DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY. Importance.—The importance of expert diagnosis in cases of suspectedpregnancy is very apparent. There are no mistakes in a physicians experienceso hard to hve down as those made in this department of medicine, and nonethat excite harsher criticism, or greater ridicule for the diagnostician. Apart fromthese less important considerations, it must be remembered that the knowledgeof the existence of pregnancy is often of the greatest importance to the life ofthe patient, both in the field of medicine and that of surgery. A physician cansometimes render incalculable service by being able skilfully and honestly to ex-clude the pos
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