Directions and admonitions in the application and use of the 
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are never to be used in 
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"Lhe first etngeat labor must be completed, that is, the mouth of 
the womb must be dilated, and the membranes broken before we 
think of applying the forceps. The intention in the use of the for- 
ceps is, to preserve the lives both of the mother and child, but the ~— 
necessity for using them must be decided by the circumstances of — 
the mother only. It is meant, in the use of this instrument, to 
supply with it the insufficiency or want of labor pains ; but so long 
as the pains continue, we have reason to hope they will produce t 
effect, and shall be justified in waiting. gash Spuraten 
~~ Nor doth the cessation of pains always prove the n 
_ the forceps, as there may be a total or a temporary cessation of 
pains. In the former, the 
e pulse, the countenance, and the general 2 
s of the patient, indicate extreme debility, and resemble — 
ofap worn out with disease or fatigue ; but in the 
are no alarming symptoms, and the patient often enjoy 
s of refreshing sleep. 
cess of the operation e Lin “ 
less. The forceps should always be applied over the ears of the 
child; it must therefore be improper to apply them when we cannot 
feel an ear ; but when an ear can be felt, by a common examination, 
ease is always manageable with the forceps, if the circumstanes 
smother require their use. The ear of the child, which ean 
found towards the front bone ; as the ears are not 
of the pelvis till part of the hind head has.eme 
