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Ante-Natal Cases.—Sixty-one ante-natal cases were admitted
for treatment. The conditions from which they were suffering
were as follows :—
Toxaemia (one with hydramnios and twins) 25
Debility and oedema 13
Threatened disproportion 2
Post-maturity 2
Ante-partum haemorrhage 3
Urinary infection 3
Vaginal discharge 2
Mitral stenosis 3
Myocardial degeneration 1
Superficial venous thrombosis 1
Hydramnios 1
Bronchitis and debility 2
Breech (version failed) 1
Fibroid in lower uterine segment 1
Delusional Insanity (transferred to West
Middlesex County Hospital) 1
Of these cases thirteen recovered sufficiently to be discharged
and to await at home the onset of labour.
Surgical induction was done in the following seven cases
included in the above group :—
Threatened disproportion 2
Toxaemia 4
Myocardial degeneration 1
Abnormalities and Complications during Labour.
Perineal repairs (requiring more than 1 stitch) 98
Forceps delivery,
(for delay in second stage 4, uterine inertia 3,
foetal distress 1, unrotated occipito-
posterior 3) 11
Manual rotation of occipito-posterior with
spontaneous delivery 1
Twin pregnancy,
(two vertices 4, breech and vertex 1, vertex
and shoulder 1, vertex and macerated
foetus 1) 7