Practical midwifery; handbook of treatment . romptly fatal. If the case appears serious, no great time should be lost inthese methods, but artificial respiration should be at once re-sorted to, and maintained until the child breathes regularly with- PATHOLOGY OF LABOR. 319 out aid. In pale asphyixa, uncomplifiated by aspiration of fluid,a large i)r()i)ortion of children may be saved by artificial res^iira-tion, provided that the heart be still beating, and that theinverted position is persistently adhered to. When asphyxianeonatorum is complicated by inspiration of the liquor amnii, theprognos
Practical midwifery; handbook of treatment . romptly fatal. If the case appears serious, no great time should be lost inthese methods, but artificial respiration should be at once re-sorted to, and maintained until the child breathes regularly with- PATHOLOGY OF LABOR. 319 out aid. In pale asphyixa, uncomplifiated by aspiration of fluid,a large i)r()i)ortion of children may be saved by artificial res^iira-tion, provided that the heart be still beating, and that theinverted position is persistently adhered to. When asphyxianeonatorum is complicated by inspiration of the liquor amnii, theprognosis is extremely grave; but, since apparently hopelesscases are sometimes saved, artificial resj^iration should be perse-vered in for at least half an hour. When the liquor has been in-spired to any considerable amount, the only chance for resuscita-tion of the child is to secure drainage of the fluid by holding itwith its head downward for many minutes, assisting the action ofgravity by the simultaneous production of artificial Fig. 101.—Sylvesters Method of Artificial a, Inspiration; b. Artificial Respiration—/S^/Zvei^er^ Method. — The childis laid upon a table or other flat surface, with its back slightlyarched over a folded towel or other compress (Fig. 101); theoperator grasps a forearm in each hand, presses them lightlyagainst the lower i^art of the chest to effect expiration; and ex-tends them fully by the sides of the head, in order to cause in-spiration by raising the ribs, by traction upon the origins of theauxiliary muscles. The motions should be repeated from six toten times a minute. The method has the advantage of reducing 320 PRACTICAL MIDWIFERY. the handling of the child to a mininiuiii, but is somewhat ineffi-cient. iSchultzes Method.—In this procedure the child is suspendedby the arms, with its back toward the operator. Each arm isheld by a thuuib and forefinger, while the other fingers supportthe back, as seen in F
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