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Walthamstow 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]

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TREATMENT AND RESULTS OF POSTERIOR POSITION.

Method of deliveryNumber of CasesAll Cases
PrimigravidaeMultigr&vidae
1. Spontaneous delivery:—
(a) Following spontaneous rotation5-5
(b) Face to pubes336
2. Manual rotation followed by forceps delivery23427
3. Caesarean section1-1
32739

Results to:—
(a) Mother.
Maternal mortality Nil
(b) Child.
Living 35
Stillborn 3
Died 1
Foetal mortality—10.3 per cent.