Practical midwifery; handbook of treatment . Fig. 76.—Characteristics of the JustoMINOR Pelvis (exaggerated). The dottedline represents the normal pelvis. Geis^erallt Contracted Flat Pelvis.— This pelvis ismost commonly seen in this country among English and Ger-mans. The general characteristics of these pelves are the sameas those just described, but the external transverse measurementsare here decreased, though to a somewhat less extent than theexternal conjugate. An internal palpation shows the transversespace at the brim to be correspondingly diminished (Fig. 75).The obstacle to labor is m
Practical midwifery; handbook of treatment . Fig. 76.—Characteristics of the JustoMINOR Pelvis (exaggerated). The dottedline represents the normal pelvis. Geis^erallt Contracted Flat Pelvis.— This pelvis ismost commonly seen in this country among English and Ger-mans. The general characteristics of these pelves are the sameas those just described, but the external transverse measurementsare here decreased, though to a somewhat less extent than theexternal conjugate. An internal palpation shows the transversespace at the brim to be correspondingly diminished (Fig. 75).The obstacle to labor is mainly at the superior strait; the head 250 PRACTICAL MIDWIFERY. enters transversely, but the pressure upon the sinciput cdiim--([uent on the diminished transverse space renders extension ies>likely to occur. JusTo-MiNOR Pklvis.—This pelvis, which is in Europe themost rare of the familiar forms, is in America the most connuon,and is the only type which is found with any fretjuency amonf^our native women. In justo-minor pelves the pr
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