Outlines of the theory and practice of midwifery / [Alexander Hamilton].

  • Hamilton, Alexander, 1739-1802.
Date:
1803
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Credit: Outlines of the theory and practice of midwifery / [Alexander Hamilton]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    moft dangerous expedient to the mother. The profpedt it affords for the fafety of the child, in a narrow pelvis, is too remote to encourage an experienced practitioner, who knows the difficulties that often attend turn- ing in more favourable circumftances, to engage in this troublefome talk. Such a propofition in this country would be rejec- ted with contempt by the generality of prac-» titioners. \ The Cccfarian Jeff ion is the third method propofed for accompliffiing delivery with fafety to the child, the fe&ion of the pubes having failed, if the child cannot be eafily extracted by the crotchet. It hath actually been practifed in a fingle inftance, under the circumftances juft now mentioned. It is needlefs to add, that the unhappy patient foon after died. A recovery, under fuch complicated bufferings, would have been al- inoft miraculous; and few practitioners will be hardy enough, if their mifguided judge- ment were permitted to rule, to venture a fecond