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Medical Aid.
In accordance with the Rules of the Central Midwives' Board,
a midwife must notify the Local Supervising Authority within 36
hours of every occasion on which she sends for medical aid. One
hundred and twenty-eight such notifications were received and
the following table shows the various complications for which
medical assistance was summoned:—
During Pregnancy.
Ante partum haemorrhage 4
Oedema 3
Poor condition during pregnancy 2
Albuminuria 2
Threatened miscarriage 2
Abnormal position of foetus 2
Hydramnios 1
Small pelvic measurements 1
Severe pains—pregnant 1
Abortion 1
During Labour.
Ruptured perineum 38
Prolonged labour 22
Post partum haemorrhage 3
Extended breech 2
B.B.A 2
Uterine inertia 1
Obstructed labour 1
Hysteria 1
During Puerperium.
General condition of mother 10
Rise of temperature 12
Cracked nipples 1
Conditions Associated with Infants.
Discharging eyes 8
Poor condition of infants 5
Prematurity 4
Frenum of tongue 2
Collapse—died 1
Rash on body 1
Jaundiced condition 1
Circumcision 1
Abnormality of palate 1