An explanation of the process of the 'spontaneous evolution of the foetus' : with some remarks, intended to induce an inquiry, whether the usual mode of delivery be the more eligible, in arm-presentations / by John C. Douglas.

  • Douglas, John C., 1777-1850.
Date:
1811
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Credit: An explanation of the process of the 'spontaneous evolution of the foetus' : with some remarks, intended to induce an inquiry, whether the usual mode of delivery be the more eligible, in arm-presentations / by John C. Douglas. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    It may not be considered irrelevant here to remark, that in consequence of the great extension, which the neck must, at this stage, necessarily undergo; it would be lit- tle less than absurd, to expect a child to be born living after such a process : we may, however, admit the mere possibility of so desirable a termination, provided the pelyis be very large, the child rather small, and the pains so efficient as to complete the de- livery in a short space of time. To prevent any misconception of this grand operation of nature, I will now des- cribe the precise situation, in which the foe- tus is to be found, immediately prior to its expulsion :—the entire of it pretty nearly re- sembles the larger segment of a circle; the head rests on the pubis internally; the cla- vicle presses against the pubis externally, with the acromion so high up as to reach the