Excerpt from A Practical Treatise on Obstetrics, Vol. 4 of 4: Obstetric Operations, the Pathology of the Puerperium; With One Colored Plate and 191 Fine Wood Engravings Hippocrates advised succussion; the Arabian physicians and Rhazes advised transferring all presentations into that of the vertex, the latter even going so far as to counsel amputation of the presenting part in order to gain space for the vertex. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Cyclopaedia of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 1 of 4: A Practical Treatise on Obstetrics; Anatomy of the Internal and External Genitals, Menstruation and Fecundation, Normal Pregnancy and Labor Charpentier's work on Obstetrics is the most complete in any language, and is a faithful and unbiased mirror of the theories and of the practice of the most renowned obstetricians of the world. In the few years which have elapsed since its publication, there are certain topics wherein both practice and opinion have somewhat altered, and there are others which have become settled on a firmer basis than was then the case. It has been the aim of the editor to express these changes, and to add the requisite new matter, thus in every respect bringing the work up to date. He has also, here and there, criticized such methods as have seemed to him not completely in accord with the Opinion of the authorities on this side of the Atlantic. These additions and notes have necessitated slight. Condensation in the text, and the omission of a number of statistical tables, but nothing of the kind has been done at the expense of the author's thought, or of the value of the work as one of reference. New illustra tions have been substituted, and added, wherever it seemed appropriate. The section on Embryology, in Charpentier's treatise, has been omitted, and in its place has been substituted the admirable chapter which Pro fessor Milnes Marshall contributed to Barnes's System of Obstetric Medi cine and Surgery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Cyclopaedia of Obstetrics and Gyneocology, Vol. 3 of 4: A Practical Treatise on Obstetrics If the patient is very sensitive it may be necessary to administer chloro form. Suchard mentions the following indications for expression: 1. Arrest of labor from uterine inertia, when the OS is not sufficiently dilated to allow the introduction of the forceps. 2. Spasmodic contractions of the os. 3. Arrest of the head, in breech presentations, after the trunk has been expelled, whether this arrest is due to contraction of the cervix or to resistance on the part of the perineum. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Cyclopaedia of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 2 of 4: A Practical Treatise on Obstetrics; The Pathology of Pregnancy Measles is of rare occurrence during pregnancy, for only twenty or twenty-five cases at the most can be collected among different authorities. According to Levret, it equals in gravity the other eruptive fevers, and is almost always accompanied by abortions and premature delivery. Grisolle and Cazeaux, on the other hand, observed two cases in which the preg nancy pursued its course. Bourgeois agrees with Levret. Among fif teen cases observed by him, he noted eight abortions or premature births of the eight children, five were non-viable (born before seven months) three at the seventh or eighth month. In women who were only between the second and fifth month of pregnancy, the disease pursued its usual course, but it became more severe as the pregnancy was more advanced. The premonitory symptoms of abortion appeared towards the end of the disease; as a rule, delivery did not occur until from one to three days later, and Sometimes the disease had terminated. When women were attacked with the disease at the end of pregnancy, premature delivery took place at the outset, accompanied by fever and serious symptoms. The foetus was dead-born, or perished within a few hours or days after birth. The disease pursued its course and the women slowly recovered. In rare instances the children were born with measles. Bourgeois saw one case, the infant being born fifteen days before full term and living only three days. Gautier collected eleven cases, in six of which the children presented the morbillous eruption. Measles occurring during pregnancy, therefore, may predispose to the death of the foetus and to abortion; it does not endanger the mother. The prognosis during the puerperal state is less grave. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.