A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . they become soft and yielding topressure. This change coincides with the commencement of preg-nancy, of which it forms, as recognizable in the cervix, one of theearliest diagnostic marks. At a more advanced period it is of valueas admitting a certain amount of yielding of the uterine walls tothe movements of the foetus, thus lessening the chance of their beinginjured. Changes in the Cervix during Pregnancy.—Very erroneous viewshave long been taught, in most of our standard works on midwifery,as to the changes which occur in the cervix uteri
A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery . they become soft and yielding topressure. This change coincides with the commencement of preg-nancy, of which it forms, as recognizable in the cervix, one of theearliest diagnostic marks. At a more advanced period it is of valueas admitting a certain amount of yielding of the uterine walls tothe movements of the foetus, thus lessening the chance of their beinginjured. Changes in the Cervix during Pregnancy.—Very erroneous viewshave long been taught, in most of our standard works on midwifery,as to the changes which occur in the cervix uteri during is generally stated that, as pregnancy advances, the cervical cavityis greatly diminished in length, in consequence of its being graduallydrawn up so as to form part of the general cavity of the uterus, sothat in the latter months it no longer exists. In almost all midwiferyworks accurate diagrams are given of this progressive shortening ofthe cervix (Figs. 69 to 72). The cervix is generally described as Figs. 69, 70, 71,
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