A compendious system of midwifery : chiefly designed to facilitate the inquiries of those who may be pursuing this branch of study, illustrated by occasional cases / by William P. Dewees.

  • Dewees, William P. (William Potts), 1768-1841.
Date:
1835
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    PAGE Of the Species of Rigidity of the Os Uteri . . 304 Rigidity of the first Kind .... 3(34 Var. 1, . . . . 364 2, ...- . S65 3, . . . . -366 III. Cicatrices, or other Imperfections arising from Local Inju- ries, ...... 368 Cases . . . . . ... 369 Relative Rigidity . , . . . 374 IV. Tonic Rigidity; or Rigidity from the Premature Escape of the Waters ...... 376 Sect. V. and VI. Over-distention of the Uterus, and the membranes too dense, as a cause of Tedious Labour . 377 CHAPTER XXXI. Hemorrhage from the situation of the Placenta over the mouth of the Uterus ........ 381 Sect. I. Where the Uterus is but little opened, and is very rigid 394 II. When but little opened, but disposed to dilate . . 397 III. Opened to some extent, but very unyielding . . 398 IV. Where opened to the same extent, but soft . . 399 V. Where fully dilated ..... 400 A case of fatal Hemorrhage at the Seventh Month of Utero-gestation, from the Placenta being placed over the mouth of the Uterus, together with remarks upon it, and several other modes of treating Uterine Hemor- rhage ....... 411 VI. Causes of Uterine Inertia .... 421 VII. Hemorrhage, before the Placenta is expelled . . 422 a. I. Where there is a partial separation, but the Uterus enjoying some tonic power . . . 423 b. II. Where there is a partial separation, but the Uterus possessing very little or no tonic power . . 424 c. III. Where there is a partial separation of the placenta, while the remaining portion is too adherent, and the Uterus contracts but feebly . . 428 d. IV. Where every thing is as at III. except that the Uterus enjoys its full power . . . 431 e. V. Where there is an entire or partial separation, but the Uterus in a state of exhaustion or syncope 432 /. VI. Where there is either a partial or complete sepa- ration of the placenta, and where the body and fundus are in a state of Inertia, while the neck enjoys its tonic powers .... 435 VIII. Flooding after the expulsion of the Placenta . . 437 IX. On the means for preventing Flooding . . . 439 CHAPTER XXXII. Of the Assisted delivery of the Placenta .... 443 Sect. I. Mode of Acting in Retention from want of Tonic Power . 445 II. Retention from too firm adherence . . . 445 a. Mode of acting in this Case .... 446 III. Of the Delivery of the Encysted Placenta . . 448 a. Mode of operating in this Case . . . 449 IV. On the enclosed and partially protruded Placenta . 451 Mode of acting in each Case .... 452 V. Of the delivery of the Placenta, when the cord is broken, or is very feeble ..... 453 a. The signs by which the Placenta may be detected . 455 b. Mode of acting in this case . . . 455