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Page ix
... part of the conditions she may be called upon to manage . It is for her chiefly that this little book has been written . The importance , however , of a thorough understand- X PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION . ing of the many ix.
... part of the conditions she may be called upon to manage . It is for her chiefly that this little book has been written . The importance , however , of a thorough understand- X PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION . ing of the many ix.
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... called the " pudenda , " or " vulva . " Immediately above the pubic bone , or anterior border of the pelvis , is a cushion of fat , usually covered with hair . This is called the " mons veneris . " On each side of the opening of the ...
... called the " pudenda , " or " vulva . " Immediately above the pubic bone , or anterior border of the pelvis , is a cushion of fat , usually covered with hair . This is called the " mons veneris . " On each side of the opening of the ...
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... called upon to pass the catheter . Below the vestibule is the orifice of the " vagina , " the canal leading to the uterus , or womb . In virgins a deli- cate membrane , usually crescentic in shape , blocks the. FIG . 2. - External ...
... called upon to pass the catheter . Below the vestibule is the orifice of the " vagina , " the canal leading to the uterus , or womb . In virgins a deli- cate membrane , usually crescentic in shape , blocks the. FIG . 2. - External ...
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... called the " car- unculæ myrtiformes . " Between the vulva and the anus is a mass of flesh , the space on the surface measuring one and one - half inches in length . During the birth of the child this becomes greatly distended , and ...
... called the " car- unculæ myrtiformes . " Between the vulva and the anus is a mass of flesh , the space on the surface measuring one and one - half inches in length . During the birth of the child this becomes greatly distended , and ...
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... called the " neck , or cervix . " The chief portion of the organ above this is called the body , and the rounded upper surface the fundus . The opening in the cervix which communicates with the vagina is called the " os uteri . " That ...
... called the " neck , or cervix . " The chief portion of the organ above this is called the body , and the rounded upper surface the fundus . The opening in the cervix which communicates with the vagina is called the " os uteri . " That ...
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abdomen afterbirth antisepsis antiseptic baby's bandage bath bichlorid of mercury birth bladder blood body boiled boric acid bottle bowel breast carbolic acid catheter cause chest child clean clothing cold water confinement cord corrosive sublimate cosmolin couveuse cream crib delivery digestion discharge disease dressing Fallopian Tubes fastened feeding flannel folded germs given grams hand head hemorrhage hence hot water Illustrations inches infant irritation Jefferson Medical College keep labor limbs liquid lower lying-in Medical College ment Method of Resuscitation milk months mother mouth muslin napkin new-born baby nipple nurse's OBSTETRIC NURSING occur ounces pains patient peptonized Philadelphia physician piece placed poison poultice powder pregnancy prepared pressure prevent pulse rubber safety-pins salicylic acid side skin soft solution sometimes sore Starr sterilized surface symptoms teaspoonful temperature tion urine uterus vagina vomiting vulva warm water washed weeks Woman's Hospital womb
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Page 188 - PM, and in some cases once or twice at night ; amounting to twelve fluidounces of food per diem. Diet from the second to the sixth week: — Milk I tablespoonful. Cream 2 teaspoonfuls. Milk sugar l/$ teaspoonful.