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The close relationship of the baby weight and malposition or 
malpresentation with the length of the second stage and the size 
of the index of the posterior plane of the pelvic outlet is here 
emphasized. 
TABLE VII.—Cephalic measurements in multipare and primipare; 
total cases, 1,237. 
[Measurements are in centimeters.] 
Multiparz, 780 cases. 
Primipare, 457 cases. 
Measurement, 
Average.| Least. |Greatest.!Average.| Least. | Greatest. 
Occipit tal di LE eRe Gy rear 12.78 pe ESS 14.5 pb Hey wg 11.0 14.4 
Occipito-frontal diameter ---_-_..------ 11.29 9.8 13.5 10. 88 9.5 12.1 
Suboccipito-bregmatic diameter- ---- 9.614 8.2 10.9 9.39 8.4 10.5 
Biparietal diameter --_-..-.---------- 9.031 7.5 10.2 8.9 4.9 10.0 
Bitemporal diameter ----..---------- 7. 992 6.9 9.0 7.89 Fok 9.1 
Occipito-mental cireumference---..-- 36. 711 30.9 43.4 86.5 33.0 41.2 
a 40 
Occipito-frontal circumference -_--_-- 83. 189 28.7 nL 
Occipito-bregmatic circumference--| 31.158 27.3 $5, 8 tis cho Fo eee 
aL. M. A. dL. O. A. 
Table VII shows a slight diminution of the cephalic diameters 
in primiparz as compared with those of the multipare. This 
TABLE VIII.—Showing the relative duration of labor and length and weight 
of babies in multipare and primiparz; 1,237 cases. 
‘ Multiparz, 730. Primipare, 457. 
Average.) Least. |Greatest.|Average| Least. | Greatest. 
BRO oo ck concer coe bee aries years__ 27.07 16 45 18. 87 15 45 
Length of labor, spontaneous 
i: OLA ee hrs. min __ 9.01 1.00 48.00 16. 00 4.20 72.00 
Length second stage spontaneous : 
LO. Ale See ee 0. 52 0.05 4,00 2.12 0.15 4,00 
Length of baby, female; 360 
of multipared: | 2 see em_. 48.98 44 53 
Length of baby, male; 420 48. 98 44 61 
of multipars 2-2 - <<  sxcac om.3] 49.35 43.0 55 
Weight of baby, female, grams.-| 2,972.59 2, 728 
Weight of baby, male -.--.----- do-_-.| 3,039.08 {1,700 —— 2, 831 { x 
Weight of baby, both sexes_...do_._.| 3,005.83 | 1,700 4, 500 2, 831 1, 260 4, 130 
Weight of babies of both sexes 
whose mothers stayed more than 
one week in hospital before par- 
turition 2.0.5 .65 scuscawedeed do....} 3,144 Pate SERN 
