A text-book of practical obstetrics, comprising pregnancy, labor, and the puerpal state, and obstetric surgery . Fig. 31.—Marxs Incubator (Open). relative cheapness, thus bringing it within the reach of evenpeople of moderate means in whose families the operation of theinduction of premature labor becomes an operation of so, we question whether, outside of maternity hospitalsand the homes of the well-to-do, it will often be practicable torear infants under the thirty-second week of gestation, in viewof the necessity of having an attendant to watch the incubatornight and day. CHAP
A text-book of practical obstetrics, comprising pregnancy, labor, and the puerpal state, and obstetric surgery . Fig. 31.—Marxs Incubator (Open). relative cheapness, thus bringing it within the reach of evenpeople of moderate means in whose families the operation of theinduction of premature labor becomes an operation of so, we question whether, outside of maternity hospitalsand the homes of the well-to-do, it will often be practicable torear infants under the thirty-second week of gestation, in viewof the necessity of having an attendant to watch the incubatornight and day. CHAPTER III FORCEPS. It is not intended here to enter into the history of thesubject at all, nor to describe the various instruments and theirmodifications which are in general use. The special modifi-cation of the instrument is of very much less service than anaccurate knowledge of the use of the instrument. Recognizingthe fact that traction is the essential power of forceps, it willappear that any instrument which is easily kept clean, easilyadjusted to the childs head, and which is rigid enough to pre-. Fig. 32.—Elliott Forceps. vent slipping, will be the instrument which will meet thegreatest number of requirements. Numbers of instruments have been devised, which, thoughnot perfect, will so nearly meet these requirements as to leavelittle to be desired. A forceps which is in very general use, andwhich is capable of being adapted to a large number of cases,is Elliotts (Fig. 32). This is a long, well-curved, and somewhatheavy instrument, which has an adjustable screw in the handle,by means of which the amount of pressure on the head can beregulated. While this is a convenience, it is no easy matter tokeep the screw aseptic, and the same end may be gained byplacing a folded towel between the handles of instruments notfurnished with this attachment. An instrument which is not in very general use, but which(72) FORCEPS. 73 undoubtedly possesses merit, is known as Hunters (Fig. 3
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