A nurse's handbook of obstetrics, for use in training-schools . 1. Fig. 63.—Holding back the head to prevent sudden expulsion and the consequentlaceration of the maternal tissues. FIRST RESPIRATION. 169 If the child does not cry vigorously it may be spanked ener-getically but without too much force, or held up by its heels andslapped sharply on the back four or five times (Fig. 64). Ifthis is not successful, a little ice-water may be splashed briskly

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