A nurse's handbook of obstetrics . 322 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM. 323 This means, of course, that the nurses hands are both underwater. Expiration is now affected by doubling up the body of theinfant until its knees almost, if not quite, touch its chest. It isheld a moment in this position, and then inspiration is causedby separating the hands and bending the body backward as far aspossible. This process is repeated about twelve times a minute,or once in every five seconds, and by placing her ear close to thebabys mouth when the movement of expiration is performed,
A nurse's handbook of obstetrics . 322 A NURSES HANDBOOK OF ASPHYXIA NEONATORUM. 323 This means, of course, that the nurses hands are both underwater. Expiration is now affected by doubling up the body of theinfant until its knees almost, if not quite, touch its chest. It isheld a moment in this position, and then inspiration is causedby separating the hands and bending the body backward as far aspossible. This process is repeated about twelve times a minute,or once in every five seconds, and by placing her ear close to thebabys mouth when the movement of expiration is performed, thenurse can tell if the manipulation is effective and air is actuallybeing forced in and out of the lungs. Every few minutes the childis to be plunged into the cold water and returned instantly to thehot, in the hope that the shock will stimulate natural respiratorymovements of the chest, and from time to time a finger is to bepassed into its mouth to free it from mucus or other obstructingsubstance. It is highly important that the child be kept warm aspossible. Rece
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