A Practical Handbook of Midwifery and Gynaecology for Students and Practitioners |
Contents
ANATOMY DEVELOPMENT AND PHYSIOLOGY | 1 |
SOURCES ACTION AND CORRELATION OF HORMONES | 25 |
DIAGNOSIS OF PREGNANCY | 34 |
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abdominal abortion abscess acute adhesions amenorrhoea Asphyxia become bladder bleeding blood breast breech brim broad ligament Cæsarean section carcinoma catgut cause cavity cells cent cervix child chronic Clinical conjugate contracted pelvis cord craniotomy curette cyst decidua delivery Diagnosis diameter dilatation discharge disease douching endometritis endometrium enlarged epithelium examination external feed fibroids fingers fluid foetal fœtus forceps fundus glands hæmorrhage head hormone hydramnios hysterectomy incision increased infants infection labour later layer liquor amnii lower uterine segment malignant Malpresentations membranes menopause menorrhagia menstruation milk months mucosa multiparæ muscle normal occiput occur ovarian ovaries ovum pain patient pelvic brim pelvis perineal perineum peritoneal peritoneum pessary pituitary placenta position posterior pregnancy premature present pressure primigravidæ Prognosis prolapse puerperium rare rectum removed rotation rupture sacrum salpingitis stitch sutures symphysis symptoms temperature tissue traction transverse Treatment tube tumour ulcers umbilicus urine usually uterine contractions uterus vaginal wall vertex vulva week