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The previous table includes the following numbers in regard to
work done at Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital:—
Midwifery cases 1,084
Maternity cases 99
Medical Aid Notices 421
The percentage of Medical Aid Notices were:—
All cases 35.6
Maternity Hospital Mid wives 38.8
Domiciliary Midwives 29.5
The conditions for which Medical Aid was summoned by
Midwives in domiciliary practice have been summarised and are as
follows:-
For complications during pregnancy :-
Miscarriage 3
Albuminuria 2
Antepartum Haemorrhage 10
Other conditions 3
Total 18
For complications during labour:-
Prolonged first and second stage 19
Ruptured perineum 63
Premature labour 2
Rise of Temperature 4
Postpartum haemorrhage 6
Uterine inertia 4
Retained placenta 2
Abnormal presentation 9
Other conditions 24
Total 133
For complications in regard to the infant:-
Stillbirth 1
Jaundice 1
Inflamed eyes 2
Prematurity and feebleness 4
Cyanosis 2
Other conditions 8
Total 18