A System of midwifery : including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state . hen to be introduced. The reasonfor bringing the woman quite to the edge of the bed now becomes ob-vious, ;i- it i- only in this way that the handle of the upper blade eanbe sufficiently depressed to admit of its easy introduction. This bladeIs introduced, as will be observed, in front of the lower blade, as it i- only in this way thai the two part- of the forceps will Thehand is now to be steadily rai-ed. when, under the direction of the angers, the blade wu flide over the right side of th Aii 1 We ha


A System of midwifery : including the diseases of pregnancy and the puerperal state . hen to be introduced. The reasonfor bringing the woman quite to the edge of the bed now becomes ob-vious, ;i- it i- only in this way that the handle of the upper blade eanbe sufficiently depressed to admit of its easy introduction. This bladeIs introduced, as will be observed, in front of the lower blade, as it i- only in this way thai the two part- of the forceps will Thehand is now to be steadily rai-ed. when, under the direction of the angers, the blade wu flide over the right side of th Aii 1 We have frequently observed that il udents who may be praotioing these detailswith the niaohine and phantom coramH the error of passiug the second blade with-out .in v reference to the direction of the look in the first. This error oannol pbiy be committed in praotioe If the directions here laid down are observed. 478 THE FORCEPS, [chap. excellent guide during this part of the operation is derived from anobservation of the inner or metallic surface of the handle, which should Fro. Introduction of the upper bJade. remain parallel with the corresponding surface of the lower blade, andthe earliest deviation of the blade from its proper course will be foundin an inclination of this surface to one side or another. Should this


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