A manual of obstetrics . Fio. 136.—Twins, and breech presentation (Dickinson). PLURAL BIRTHS. 487. Fig. 137.—Twins, breech and transverse presen-tation (Dickinson). two fetuses in normal positions, the second fetus having toaccommodate its position to the space allotted it. When bothheads present, they usuallylie in the oblique diam-eters of the pelvis, withthe occiput anterior (L. and R, O. A.), moreroom thus being 07der of delivery alsovaries. Thus, when bothheads present, it is usuallythe larger that is deliveredfirst; if one presents by thebreech and the other bythe
A manual of obstetrics . Fio. 136.—Twins, and breech presentation (Dickinson). PLURAL BIRTHS. 487. Fig. 137.—Twins, breech and transverse presen-tation (Dickinson). two fetuses in normal positions, the second fetus having toaccommodate its position to the space allotted it. When bothheads present, they usuallylie in the oblique diam-eters of the pelvis, withthe occiput anterior (L. and R, O. A.), moreroom thus being 07der of delivery alsovaries. Thus, when bothheads present, it is usuallythe larger that is deliveredfirst; if one presents by thebreech and the other bythe head, the latter is gen-erally the first expelled;and if one presents trans-versely and the other lon-gitudinally, again the latter almost invariably appears of the Labor.—The first child presentingnormally, active interference on the part of the accoucheur is not indicated until thedelivery of the fetus. Afterligation of the cord, if it befound that the uterus con-tains another fetus, a vagi-nal exploration should bemade with the object ofascertaining the presenta-tion of the
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