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CONTENTS. 



SECTION 3. 



Of Precocious or Early Births, . 



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CHAPTER V. 



Of Labor, 



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ARTICLE L 



Of Labor in General, 



SECTION 1. 

 Of the Causes of Labor, .... 



§. L Efficient causes, .... 



§. IL Determining or occasional causes, 



SECTION 2. 

 Of Labor, .....* 



§. I. Precursory or preliminary symptoms of labor, 

 §. II. First stage, or period of dilatation, . 

 §. III. Second stage, or period of expulsion, 

 §. IV. Of labor-pains, 

 §. V. Of the dilatation of the OS uteri, 

 §. VI. Of the discharge of glairy mucus, 

 §. VII. Of the bag of waters, 



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ARTICLE II. 



Of Eutocia or Simple Labor, 



SECTION 1. 



Of Natural Eutocia, 



§. I. Presentation of the vertex, 

 First, or occipito-anterior position, 



A. First variety. 



Left occipito-acetabular poistion, 



B. Second variety. 

 Right occipito-acetabular position. 



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