XX CONTENTS. 



§. I. Of hemorrhagic dystocia, .... 369 



§. II. Of convulsive dystocia, .... 385 



§. III. Dystocia caused by premature descent of the umbili- 

 cal cord, ...... 395 



§. IV. Dystocia from excessive length or shortness of the 



umbilical cord, ..... 398 



§. V. Aneurismal dystocia, .... 400 



§. VI. Dystocia from asthma, hydrothorax, gibbosity, dropsy, 400 



§. VII. Hernial dystocia, ..... 401 



§. VIII. Dystocia from syncope, .... 401 



SECTION 2. 



Essential Dystocia, ...... 403 



§. I. Dystocia occasioned by the state of the female organs, 403 



§. II. Dystocia depending on the foetus, . . . 413 



SECTION 3. 



Dystocia from Wrong Presentations of the Foetus, . . 418 



§. I. Deviated positions of the head, . . . 418 



§. II. Deviated breech positions, . . . . 419 



§. III. Deviated positions of the trunk of the body, . . 419 



CHAPTER VI. 



Obstetric Operations, ...... 427 



ARTICLE I. 

 Of Turning, ....... 427 



SECTION 1. 

 Of Turning in General, ...... 428 



SECTION 2. 

 Of Version by the Head, ..... 434 



SECTION 3. 

 Of Turning by the Feet or Pelvis, .... 437 



§. I. Of bringing down the feet when the head is at the 



orifice, ...... 441 



