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Surgical induction was clone in the following eight cases:—
Toxaemia of pregnancy, including one case of
persistent hypertension 4
Suspected disproportion 1
Post maturity 1
Anencephalic monster and hydramnios, confirmed
by Xrays 1
Mental derangement in patient with congenital
syphilis 1
Abnormalities and Complications during
Labour:
Perineal tears 71
Forceps delivery 9
(following manual rotation for persistent
Occipito-posterior position 3, for delay
in second stage 4, for foetal distress 2).
Two of the three cases required only gas
and air analgesia.
Podalic version and perforation of after-coming
head of dead post mature child by Dr. Bell 1
Extraction of breech after podalic version for
prolapse of cord 1
Breech with extended legs (assisted delivery) 7
Breech with extended legs (unassisted delivery) 5
Twin pregnancies,
(two vertices 1, one vertex and one
breech 1) 2
Placenta praevia (lateral) 2
Of these one was a normal delivery and the
other required extraction of breech after
podalic version due to prolapse of cord by
Dr. Bell.
Accidental ante-partum haemorrhage 1
Severe concealed accidental haemorrhage ... 1
Mild Haemorrhage 1
Eclampsia during delivery 2
Complications in the puerperium not
associated with pyrexia:—
Mental derangement 1