Relaxation of the pelvic symphyses during pregnancy and parturition / by Frederick G. Snelling.

  • Snelling, Frederick G. (Frederick Greenwood), 1831-1878.
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[1870]
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Credit: Relaxation of the pelvic symphyses during pregnancy and parturition / by Frederick G. Snelling. 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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    RELAXATION OF THE PELVIC SYMPHYSES DURING PREGNANCY AND PARTURITION* BY FREDERICK G. SNELLING, M.D. (Read before the Medical Journal Asaociation of New York, December 8, 1869.) Mr. President and Gentlemen:—I propose to advert briefly, tliis evening, to a condition not so generally recognized in this country as it might be, but which in Italy, Germany, and France has received a merit- ed amount of attention. I allude to relaxation of the pelvic articulations during pregnancy and par- turition. This condition has been known and commented upon since the time of Hippocrates, but it is a noteworthy fact, that but few of the systematic writers on obstet- rics refer to it. Still, we find a few monographs and * Reprinted from “The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children,” Vol. ii. No.^f Feb. 1870.