. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . e upon the cord in some of these cases. Smalland weak twins should be kept in an incubator for six weeks or twomonths after birth. They may be fed by milk from the mothersbreast, dropping it into the mouth by a pipette. It is also well tobandage such children in cotton and to avoid exposing them by a fullbath until they have increased in strength. Labor where more than two children are born does not differ to anygreat degree from twin-labors. The children being smaller, their birthis usually easy. The greater distention of the uterus
. A treatise on obstetrics for students and practitioners . e upon the cord in some of these cases. Smalland weak twins should be kept in an incubator for six weeks or twomonths after birth. They may be fed by milk from the mothersbreast, dropping it into the mouth by a pipette. It is also well tobandage such children in cotton and to avoid exposing them by a fullbath until they have increased in strength. Labor where more than two children are born does not differ to anygreat degree from twin-labors. The children being smaller, their birthis usually easy. The greater distention of the uterus tends to causeweak labor-pains and requires additional watchfulness to prevent hem-orrhage. The children are often puny, and it is rare for more thantwo to survive and flourish. SECTION OF LABOR. CHAPTEK I INDUCTION OF LABOE. It is sometimes necessary to interrupt pregnancy and terminategestation. If this be done before the foetus is viable, it is known astherapeutic abortion. After the period of viability it is termed inducedlabor. Fig. Determining the engagement of the head. (Beuttner.) The reason for inducing labor is danger to the life of the mother orto that of the child. Where pregnancy is complicated by abnormali-ties which threaten the mothers life, and where the termination ofpregnancy would give ground for hope that she might recover, gesta-tion must be ended. In other cases it is found that some complicationexists in the mother which will render the birth of her child at term 240 PATHOLOGY OF LABOR. impossible. Gestation must be terminated at a selected time in thesecases in the interests of mother and child. Cases of contracted pelves in which labor is induced are examplesof this latter class. The interruption of pregnancy at any time is amatter of serious importance, and the physician must be sure of hisground before having recourse to such a step. The description ofinduced abortion, or therapeutic abortion, as it is often called, will begiven in
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