A textbook of obstetrics . Fig- 5^5-—Method of seizing thebreech. Fig. 566, -Method of seizing bothfeet. elbow-joint and pulled directly downward until the elbow appearsat the vulva, the forearm being flexed by this movement upon thearm. The forearm is then easily delivered by extension. Theleft arm is brought down and delivered in the same manner, sub-stituting, of course, right for left. The right hand grasps thechilds feet and lifts them over the mothers kit thigh, at the sametime rotating them on their long axes so as to twist the body andthus bring the anterior arm into the posterior port
A textbook of obstetrics . Fig- 5^5-—Method of seizing thebreech. Fig. 566, -Method of seizing bothfeet. elbow-joint and pulled directly downward until the elbow appearsat the vulva, the forearm being flexed by this movement upon thearm. The forearm is then easily delivered by extension. Theleft arm is brought down and delivered in the same manner, sub-stituting, of course, right for left. The right hand grasps thechilds feet and lifts them over the mothers kit thigh, at the sametime rotating them on their long axes so as to twist the body andthus bring the anterior arm into the posterior portion n( the fingers of the left hand are inserted into the vagina past theelbow-joint. The arm is swept forward over the face, as thoughit were a single piece without the elbow-joint. The elbow isthen flexed, pulled downward, and the forearm extended at thevulvar orifice. Should the shoulders occupy a transverse posi-tion, either arm may be brought down and delivered first. .After VERSION. 763 delivering the ar
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