This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...acceded to. I was now desirous of a consultation, as well for a sanction to the proceeding, as for determining the most proper time to put it in practice. Two celebrated professional accoucheurs met me in consultation with Mr., who had been present at the preceding difficult labour. After all the inquiries we severally ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 Excerpt: ...acceded to. I was now desirous of a consultation, as well for a sanction to the proceeding, as for determining the most proper time to put it in practice. Two celebrated professional accoucheurs met me in consultation with Mr., who had been present at the preceding difficult labour. After all the inquiries we severally could make, the induction of premature labour appeared to all to be impossible, inasmuch as the tumor so far prevented the introduction of the hand that the finger could not be carried sufficiently high to reach the os uteri. In this dilemma we had no alternative but to let the woman go her full time, and take her chance. Her labour commenced on the fore part of Tuesday, June 25th, and went on slowly till evening, when the pains began to quicken. About midnight I was called, and found the os uteri dilated, the liquor amnii discharged, the pains very active, the head at the brim of the pelvis, and scarcely sufficient room to admit two fingers through the pelvis. I sent to Mr., who had been requested to be again present, but he was not at home. The pains rapidly increasing in power, I determined immediately upon perforating the head, with the then intention, after evacuating the brain, of leaving it a few hours for collapse, before I extracted it; but this intention I did not pursue. After the perforation was made, the labour pains soon became expulsive. I was now desirous of taking advantage of their powerful efforts to assist me in the extraction of the head; I therefore introduced the crotchet, and getting a good purchase, the vagina at the same time somewhat relaxing, I got down the head by little and little, till I at length extracted it, quite crushed together. The operation took up more than four hours of very great exertion on my part. ...
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