A Text-book of Midwifery for Students and Practitioners |
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abdominal abortion anaesthesia anaesthetic artery baby becomes birth bladder blade bleeding blood bones breast breech brim Caesarean section cause cavity cells cent cervix child chorion clinical condition contraction cord decidua delivery dettol diagnosis diameter dilated disease early eclampsia endometrium epithelium examination extraction feeding fingers flexion fluid foetal foetus forceps fundus glands haemorrhage hand head hormones hospital hydramnios inches increased indicated infant infection labour lactation layer ligaments liquor amnii lower segment lower uterine segment maternal membranes menstruation method milk months mother muscle nipple normal oblique obstetrical obstetricians occiput occur operation ovary ovum oxytocin pains palpation partum haemorrhage passed patient pelvimetry pelvis perineum peritoneum placenta praevia position posterior pre-eclampsia pregnancy premature present pressure primigravida puerperal puerperium recognised retraction Rhesus risk rotation rupture sacrum side stage subpubic angle suture symphysis symptoms tion tissue toxaemia transverse treatment tubal tube tumour urine usually uterus vagina vertex vulva weeks woman women