A hand cradles the fetal head as it exits the uterus. Prior to this, the hand was slipped inside the uterus and guided the head through the incison. This task would have been helped by an assistant pushing on the abdomen to increase the intrabdominal pressure and aid expulsion of the foetus.


A hand cradles the fetal head as it exits the uterus. Prior to this, the hand was slipped inside the uterus and guided the head through the incison. This task would have been helped by an assistant pushing on the abdomen to increase the intrabdominal pressure and aid expulsion of the foetus.


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