A textbook of obstetrics . ; 1 Fig. 535.—The extraction of the head from the vulvar orifice : third I , 536.—The extraction of the head from the vulvar orifice : fourth stage. 74- OBSTE TRIt OPERA In the description of the application of the forceps it hasbeen assumed that the head is in a normal oblique position of avertex presentation and that the blades (^ the instrument areapplied to the sides n\ the fetal head, where they dn the leastdamage, and to the contour of which their cephalic curve hasbeen adjusted. It often happens, however, that the head occu-pies an abnormal pos
A textbook of obstetrics . ; 1 Fig. 535.—The extraction of the head from the vulvar orifice : third I , 536.—The extraction of the head from the vulvar orifice : fourth stage. 74- OBSTE TRIt OPERA In the description of the application of the forceps it hasbeen assumed that the head is in a normal oblique position of avertex presentation and that the blades (^ the instrument areapplied to the sides n\ the fetal head, where they dn the leastdamage, and to the contour of which their cephalic curve hasbeen adjusted. It often happens, however, that the head occu-pies an abnormal position, and the question arises whether theforceps shall be applied at the sides of the maternal pelvis, wherethe blades are not likely to injure the woman, or whether anattempt must be made to adjust the blades to the sides of thefetal head regardless of the additional risk to the mother. If,for example, the head is transverse, as it usually is when detainedat the pelvic inlet in a contracted pelvis, one blade must liebehind the symphysis and the other in front of the promontoryif they are to be plac
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