Identifier: americantextbook00norr (find matches)
Title: An American text-book of obstetrics. For practitioners and students
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Norris, Richard C. (Richard Cooper), 1863-1937 Dickinson, Robert Latou, 1861-
Subjects: Obstetrics Obstetrics
Publisher: Philadelphia, W. B. Saunders
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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1,2. Nuchal position of arm. 3. Compound presentation (Ahlfeld). 4. Compound presentation (Hirst).5. Compound presentation. DYSTOCIA. Il \ IE -10.
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1,2. Twins, transverse and breech. 3. Twins, both transverse, t. Twins, bead and breech. 5. Twins,both transverse. 6, 7. Twins, both heads presenting. DYSTOCIA. 567 A compound presentation is met with about once in 250 labors. It isusually a head and a hand. The following table is furnished by Pernice from2891 births in the clinic at Halle: Hand and head 26 Arm and head 8 Hand and umbilical cord 5 Both hands 4 Foot and hand 2 Two hands, umbilical cord, and foot 1 Face, hand, and cord 1 Kietz found in 7555 labors the foot and head presenting in twenty-three.25 The cause of compound presentations is usually a lack of conformity inthe presenting part with the pelvic inlet (as in malposition of the fetus),aheadof abnormal size, a displaced uterus, twius, hydramnios, contracted pelvis, andanomalous shape of the uterus, etc. In the treatment of compound presentations before rupture of the mem-branes an attempt should be made to overcome the difficulty by postural treat-ment. The woman shoul

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