The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . lumbing of the house, and the room should be as far removedfrom drains and water-closets as possible. It should be thoroughly cleaned andall unnecessary draperies and upholstered furniture removed. The tempera-ture should range from 66° to 72° F. A bare floor is preferred to a carpeted one,but in case of the latter, the carpet may be protected by an oil-cloth or a rugat the side of the bed. 7. The Labor Bed.—The bed and bedding should be perfectly bed should be accessible from both sides and
The practice of obstetrics, designed for the use of students and practitioners of medicine . lumbing of the house, and the room should be as far removedfrom drains and water-closets as possible. It should be thoroughly cleaned andall unnecessary draperies and upholstered furniture removed. The tempera-ture should range from 66° to 72° F. A bare floor is preferred to a carpeted one,but in case of the latter, the carpet may be protected by an oil-cloth or a rugat the side of the bed. 7. The Labor Bed.—The bed and bedding should be perfectly bed should be accessible from both sides and out of all draughts. It shouldnot be too low. Soft beds should be avoided, a hair mattress being all cases requiring operative interference it is much better to deliver thepatient upon a table. Over the middle third of the mattress a piece of rubbersheeting, oil-cloth, or tarred paper, a yard or more in breadth, is placed andpinned firmly with safety-pins. A clean bed-sheet is then placed over theentire mattress and pinned down This is the permanent bed (Fig. 611). Over. PERMANENT LABOR BED{^SBBERaHEETiKG Fig. 611.—Plan of Arrangement of the Permanent and the Temporary Labor Beds. the site of the permanent rubber sheeting, a second rubber sheet of the samesize is placed. This is the foundation of the temporary bed, and is of the natureof a draw-sheet (Fig. 611). Upon this second rubber sheet may be placed one ofthe absorbent obstetric pads now commonly sold, or several sheets folded to retainthe discharges from the vagina. During labor the absorbent pad may be renewedas necessary, and the last one, together with the upper rubber sheet, ma}^ be re-moved at the completion of labor. The permanent rubber sheeting remains forseveral days of the puerperium, to protect the mattress. A piece of oil-cloth orwaxed cloth or a freshly laundei-ed bath blanket should be placed at the bedsideto protect the floor. 8. Articles to be in Readiness at Time of Labor.—(Obtainab
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