The matron's manual of midwifery, and the diseases of women during pregnancy and in childbed .. . tage; afterwards ballotment can be practised not-withstanding them, or auscultation may be resorted to. In short, this mode of detecting pregnancy is oneof the most certain, and the most generally appli-cable, that we possess. End of the fifth month.—At this time the Uterushas increased considerably in size, and has ascendedso high in the Abdomen that the Fundus is levelwith the umbilicus, or navel, in a first pregnancy,though somewhat lower in those who have bornechildren before. This rising of t
The matron's manual of midwifery, and the diseases of women during pregnancy and in childbed .. . tage; afterwards ballotment can be practised not-withstanding them, or auscultation may be resorted to. In short, this mode of detecting pregnancy is oneof the most certain, and the most generally appli-cable, that we possess. End of the fifth month.—At this time the Uterushas increased considerably in size, and has ascendedso high in the Abdomen that the Fundus is levelwith the umbilicus, or navel, in a first pregnancy,though somewhat lower in those who have bornechildren before. This rising of the womb makesthe Vagina longer, and brings the neck of the wombnearer to its centre. In the previous stage the neckwas thrown so far back that it was difficult to reach,but now it is much more favorably situated, thoughmuch higher. Its substance is softer than before,and the two lips are nearly on a level, and somewhat SIGNS OF PREGNANCY. Ill opened, particularly in those who have borne chil-dren before. Indeed, in them the point of the fingermay be introduced, as seen below:— PLATE Neck of the Womb in a first Pregnancy, very slightly opened. Neck of the Womb in a fe-male who has borne chil-dren before, showinghow it admits of theintroduction ofthe finger. This is at the end of the Fifth Month, and the drawingsare about one-third of the natural size. Ballotment is now much more easily practised,and is more conclusive. A new sign is also to bedistinguished, by which we are furnished with ano-ther valuable means of detecting pregnancy. Thechilds heart begins to beat so strongly, and its cir-culation is so vigorous, that the sound of it can beheard externally. The same means are taken toascertain this that are used in sounding the chest ofan adult. If the ear be placed on the Abdomen,over the womb, the beating of the foetal heart may 112 SIGNS OF PREGNANCY. be heard quite plainly ; and if the stethoscope be usedit will be still more distinct. This practice is calledAusc
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