A manual of obstetrics . ; the danger of sepsis increases with the number ofinstruments introduced into the vagina. Iif uf jjtttlTLheyslrould b(J platLd bLfuiL usiiiulu a pilchei of boiling water^and left there untt^equired ; if of iWd rubb^^ me^uric-chlorh^olution (i Tra^o) or a solutioiN^^ carbo^l*^ aci^(5per cen^^imist be used. (4) T/ie Examination.—The object of the examination isto determine the position and presentation of the child, itscondition, the progress of the labor, the size of the maternalpelvis, and the condition of the soft structures of the par-turient canal. The examination
A manual of obstetrics . ; the danger of sepsis increases with the number ofinstruments introduced into the vagina. Iif uf jjtttlTLheyslrould b(J platLd bLfuiL usiiiulu a pilchei of boiling water^and left there untt^equired ; if of iWd rubb^^ me^uric-chlorh^olution (i Tra^o) or a solutioiN^^ carbo^l*^ aci^(5per cen^^imist be used. (4) T/ie Examination.—The object of the examination isto determine the position and presentation of the child, itscondition, the progress of the labor, the size of the maternalpelvis, and the condition of the soft structures of the par-turient canal. The examination should be made after thor-ough disinfection of the hands, and should consist first inpalpation and auscultation of the abdomen, and, secondly, ina vaginal exploration. While palpating the abdomen the 164 A MANUAL OF OBSTETRICS. patient should lie upon her back with the shoulders slightlylevated and t^ie thighs partly flexed upon the abdomen^(Fig. 74). Th ^known as the obi h\ posjiw^ for tl>ei^aginal£;i4minations-is. Fig. 74.—Dorsal posture.
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