The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . fovtefS Fig. 1230.—Rotation with the Forceps. The head in i lies transverse in the pelvis,with the occiput to the left. The forceps is applied in the left oblique pelvic diam-eter, and the head is rotated (2, 3) from left to right until the occiput is anterior (3)and the forceps in the right oblique pelvic diameter. traction must be slight and made only during pains, assisted by manual compres-sion of the fundus. In my experience fetal traumatisms are frequent. After-coming Head (Figs. 1231, 1232).—The
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . fovtefS Fig. 1230.—Rotation with the Forceps. The head in i lies transverse in the pelvis,with the occiput to the left. The forceps is applied in the left oblique pelvic diam-eter, and the head is rotated (2, 3) from left to right until the occiput is anterior (3)and the forceps in the right oblique pelvic diameter. traction must be slight and made only during pains, assisted by manual compres-sion of the fundus. In my experience fetal traumatisms are frequent. After-coming Head (Figs. 1231, 1232).—The application of thefor ceps to theafter-coming head, formerly much in vogue, has been displaced gradually byvarious methods of manual extraction, which, being capable of continued im-provement, have greatly benefited the chances for survival of the child. Therefore 1004 OBSTETRIC SURGERY. it is not surprising that many obstetricians advise doing away with instru-mental delivery in these cases altogether. A majority, however, are in favorof using the forceps in certain cases, although
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