A textbook of obstetrics . Fig. 202.—Abdominal palpation : locating the fetal Fig. 203.—Abdominal palpation: finding the lower extremities of the fetus. broad, even sense of resistance, contrasting with the cystic, tumor-like sensation of the other side, with the occasional encounter offirm, irregular bodies,—the fetal extremities. This firm, broad, even resistance is produced by the fetal back, and, to confirm this fact, the extremities are felt for bya rubbing motion with one outstretched hand on the opposite 3D- THE MECHANISM OF LABOR. side. They arc felt as cylindrical, irregular bo
A textbook of obstetrics . Fig. 202.—Abdominal palpation : locating the fetal Fig. 203.—Abdominal palpation: finding the lower extremities of the fetus. broad, even sense of resistance, contrasting with the cystic, tumor-like sensation of the other side, with the occasional encounter offirm, irregular bodies,—the fetal extremities. This firm, broad, even resistance is produced by the fetal back, and, to confirm this fact, the extremities are felt for bya rubbing motion with one outstretched hand on the opposite 3D- THE MECHANISM OF LABOR. side. They arc felt as cylindrical, irregular bodies, slipping awayfrom the hand, and changing their position from time to time. Having located the back and the extremities, the portion of thefeted ellipse presenting at the superior strait is next ascertained. The examiner now faces the womans feet, and, with the out-stretched hands, the fingers parallel with and the middle fingerover the center of Pouparts ligament, on either side, the fingersdip down beneath the ligament into the pelvic cavity. If thehead is presenting,
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