Medical report : 1932 / Leeds Maternity Hospital.

  • Leeds Maternity Hospital (Leeds, England)
Date:
1932
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Credit: Medical report : 1932 / Leeds Maternity Hospital. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    No. 2006. Age 29. 4-para. Admitted extremely shocked due to concealed accidental haemorrhage. Salines, etc., given, A P.V. examination showed that the cervix was nearly fully dilated, that the child was lying as a brow, nose, orbits and fontanelle felt. This was corrected under an anaesthetic and delivery effected with the aid of forceps. The child was stillborn. Maternal morbidity=Nil. Foetal mortality = 100.0%. D—FACE. There were 7 cases of face presentation, 4 booked and 3 emer¬ gency. All deliveries occurred spontaneously except in the case of one emergency admission. There was no maternal death and no morbidity. One child died and another was stillborn. Foetal mortality=28.5%. Booked Cases. 4 Deliveries. These were all accomplished without external aid, all being mento-anterior. Foetal mortality=Nil. Emergency Cases. 3 Deliveries. Two were normal and in the third delivery was obstructed because the chin failed to rotate from the posterior position. No. 1399. Age 31. i-para. Admitted in labour, face present¬ ing, position R.M.P., cervix 2/6 dilated. Eight hours later the cervix was found to be fully dilated, the head still not rotated and not advancing with the pains. The head was rotated manually and the child delivered with forceps. Delivery was effected with ease ; the child was choked with mucus and failed to respond to treatment. There was no cerebral injury. No. 2575. Age 32. 2-para. Admitted with the face showing at the vulva, chin anterior. Spontaneous delivery occurred soon after admission ; the child was stillborn. Foetal mortality=66.6%. E—SHOULDER. There were 11 admissions with this complication, 7 booked and 4 emergency. There was no maternal death, two cases were morbid, 5 childrep were stillborn. Maternal morbidity=18.1%. Foetal mortality=45.4%. Booked Cases. 7 Deliveries. No. 102. Age 37. 6-para. Spontaneous expulsion of a pre¬ mature macerated infant at 34 weeks.