The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed / Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine

by Frederick Hollick

TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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PART I.—MIDWIFERY.
Section I.
position and uses ofthe female organs.
	Page
CHAPTER I.—	Position of the Organs and Parts,	[13]
	Internal Organs,	[14]
	External Organs,	[16]
CHAPTER II.—	Structure of the Principal Organs and Parts,	[18]
	The Womb,	[19]
	The Vagina.—Vulva.—Perineum,	[29]
	The Pelvis,	[30]
CHAPTER III.—	Functions of the Principal Female Organs,	[50]
	The Womb,	[50]
	The Ovaries.—Menstruation,	[51]
	Conception,	[54]
CHAPTER IV.—	Fœtal Development,	[57]
	Fœtal Nutrition,	[67]
	Peculiarities of the Fœtal Circulation,	[70]
	The Breast,	[74]
Section II.
signs of pregnancy, andthe means of detecting it; its duration, and the period at whichthe fœtus can live.
CHAPTER V.—	Presumptive Signs,	[83]
	Probable Signs,	[94]
CHAPTER VI.—	Duration of Pregnancy,	[137]
CHAPTER VII.—	Period when the Child can live,	[142]
Section III.
the form, sizeand position of the fœtus, and its appendages, at fullterm.
CHAPTER VIII.—	Form and Size of the Body,	[144]
	Size and Form of the Head,	[144]
	Attitude of the Fœtus at Full term,	[152]
CHAPTER IX.—	The Appendages of the Fœtus at term,	[155]
CHAPTER IX.—	The Membranes,	[155]
	The Placenta,	[156]
	The Umbilical Cord,	[157]
Section IV.
the mechanism ofdelivery in all the different presentations and positions of thefœtus.
CHAPTER X.—	Presentations,	[160]
	Positions,	[161]
	Mode of ascertaining the Presentation and
	Position,	[164]
CHAPTER XI.—	The Mechanism of Delivery, in a Presentation
	of the Head,	[170]
	The Left Anterior Occipito Iliac Position,	[170]
	Mechanism of Delivery in all other Positions
	of the Head,	[185]
	General Remarks on the Different Positions
	of the Head,	[189]
CHAPTER XII.—	Mechanism of Delivery in Presentations of
	the Lower Extremities,	[191]
	Delivery in a Breech Presentation in the left
	Anterior Sacro-Iliac Position,	[192]
	Delivery by the Breech in the Right Posterior
	Sacro Iliac Position,	[196]
	Delivery by the Breech in the Full Posterior,
	or Sacro Sacral Position,	[196]
	General Remarks on the Presentation of the
	Lower Extremities,	[197]
CHAPTER XIII.—	Mechanism of Delivery in Presentations of
	the Face,	[199]
	Delivery in the Right Posterior Mento Iliac
	Position of the Face,	[199]
	Delivery in other positions of the face,	[200]
CHAPTER XIV.—	Mechanism of Delivery in Presentations of
	the Trunk,	[203]
	Mechanism of Delivery in Presentations of
	the Trunk by Spontaneous Evolution,	[204]
Section V.
the physiology ofspontaneous delivery, or childbirth, and the manner of conductinga natural labor.
CHAPTER XV.—	Of Delivery in General.—Different Kinds of
	Delivery.—Causes of Labor,	[211]
	Signs of Delivery,	[212]
CHAPTER XVI.—	The Progress, Phenomena, and Duration of
	Natural Labor.—First Period,	[214]
	Second Period,	[216]
	Duration of Natural Labor,	[220]
CHAPTER XVII.—	The Conduct or Management of a Natural
	Labor.—Preliminary Requisites,	[222]
	Preliminary Proceedings,	[223]
	Preparations for the Delivery,	[226]
	Attendance after the Preparations are made,
	and during the Delivery,	[229]
CHAPTER XVII.—	Delivery of the After Birth, or Placenta and
	Membranes,	[239]
	Attentions to the Female after the Delivery
	of the After Birth,	[242]
	Attentions to the Child,	[243]
	Accidents which may happen,	[246]
	Subsequent Attentions to Mother and Child,	[249]
	Concluding Remarks,	[255]
Section VI.
protracted anddifficult labors.
CHAPTER XVIII.—	The Causes and Consequences of Prolonged
	Labor to both Mother and Child,	[259]
	The Consequences of Prolonged Labor,	[259]
CHAPTER XIX.—	Causes connected with the Mother which
	may impede labor, or make it difficult,	[260]
	Inertia, or Want of sufficiently Powerful
	Contraction in the Womb,	[260]
	Rigidity of the Mouth of the Womb, Vagina
	and Vulva,	[264]
	Obliquities of the Womb,	[266]
	Prolapsus Uteri.—Smallness or Deformity of
	the Pelvis,	[267]
	Tumors in the Pelvis,	[286]
	Tumors externally.—Obstructions in the Vagina,	[295]
CHAPTER XX.—	Causes connected with the child, or children,
	which may impede delivery.	[297]
	Procidentia of the Umbilical Cord,	[297]
	Shortness of the Cord,	[300]
	Descent of other parts with the head,	[301]
	Twins and Triplets,	[302]
	Excessive size of the Fœtus, or the diseased
	development of certain parts,	[304]
	Ossification of the Head,	[305]
	Various presentations and positions of the
	Fœtus,	[306]
	Presentations of the Lower Extremities,	[307]
	Presentations of the Shoulder,	[311]
Section VII.
accidents during laborwhich may compromise the mother's life.
CHAPTER XXI.—	Uterine Hemorrhage, or Flooding, during
	Labor,	[315]
CHAPTER XXII.—	Eclampsia, or Convulsions during Labor,	[336]
CHAPTER XXIII.—	Rupture of the Womb or Vagina,	[341]
Section VIII.
operations with thehand and with instruments.
CHAPTER XXIV.—	Operations with Instruments.—The Forceps,	[345]
	Other Instruments,	[355]
CHAPTER XXV.—	Operations with the Hand.—Turning,	[357]
PART II.
the diseases of womenduring pregnancy, and in childbed.
Section IX.
the diseases ofpregnancy.
CHAPTER XXVI.—	Sympathetic Diseases occurring during
	Pregnancy.—Sickness and Vomiting,	[366]
	Ptyalism, or Excessive Salivation,	[369]
	Odontalgia, or Toothache,	[369]
	Derangements of the Appetite,	[371]
	Pyrosis.—Dysphagia,	[374]
	Gastralgia,	[375]
	Constipation,	[377]
	Dysentery and Diarrhœa,	[378]
	Dyspnœa, or Difficulty of Breathing,	[380]
	Cough,	[381]
	Palpitation of the Heart,	[383]
	Syncope, or Fainting,	[384]
	Headache and Dizziness in the Head,	[386]
	Insomnia, or Sleeplessness,	[388]
	Temporary Affection of the Sight, Hearing,
	and Smell,	[389]
	Disordered Judgment, Inclinations, and
	Propensities,	[391]
	Hæmoptysis, Hæmatemesis and Epistaxis,	[393]
	Varicose Veins,	[395]
	Hæmorrhoids, or Piles,	[397]
	Œdema, or Watery Swellings,	[399]
	Hydrorrhea, or Profuse Discharge of Water,	[400]
	Pustules, and Mucous Discharges,	[400]
	Derangements of the Urinary Organs,	[401]
	Cramps.—Pruritus, or Itching of the External
	Parts,	[403]
CHAPTER XXVII.—	Idiopathic, or Primary Diseases Incident
	to Pregnancy.—Flooding,	[406]
	Abortion, or Miscarriage,	[409]
Section X.
the diseases of womenin childbed, after lying in.
CHAPTER XXVIII.—	Diseases of Childbed.—Puerperal
	Fever, or Childbed Fever,	[420]
	Affections of the Breast occurring after
	Pregnancy,	[430]
	Bronchocele, or swelling in the Throat,	[438]
	Phlegmasia Alba Dolens, or Milk Leg,	[439]
	Trouble with the Urine,	[441]
APPENDIX.
	on preventing pain inchildbirth,	[443]

PART I.
MIDWIFERY.

PLATE I.

Lateral Section, or side view of the Female Pelvis, to show the position of the Organs.

A. The Bladder.
B. The Womb.
C. The Vagina.
D. The Rectum.
e. The Right Ovary.
f. The Right Fallopian Tube.
g. The Os Tincæ, or Mouth of the Womb.
h. The Meatus Urinarius, or Mouth of the Bladder.
i. i. The Small Intestines.
j. j. The Back Bone.
k. The Pubic or Front Bone.
l. The Right External Lip, or Labium.
m. The Right Internal Lip, or Nymphæ.
n. The Hymen.
o. The Opening through the Hymen.
q. The Perineum.
p. The Clitoris.

(This of course shows the half of all the single Organs and the right one only of those that are double.)

Plate I.

Lateral Section, or side view of the Female Pelvis, to show the position of the Organs in their natural state.

PLATE II.

Front View of the Female Pelvis, with the External Walls removed.

A. The Bladder.
B. The Womb.
D. The Rectum.
e. e. The Ovaries.
f. f. The Fallopian Tubes.
i. i. The Small Intestines.
r. r. The Round Ligaments.

Plate II.

Front View of the Female Pelvis, with the External Walls removed.

MIDWIFERY.

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