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FOETAL DYSTOKIA. 



one of which the foetus has the head directed towards the rightfla7ik of the 

 mother {right cephalo-ilial position), and in the other towards the left flajik 

 {left cephalo-ilial position), the head and feet occupying the uterine cornua ; 



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 Transverse Presentation : Right Cei'halo-iliai, Position— Side View- 



while in the cep halo-sacral position, the fcetus looks as if seated on the 

 udder of the mot/wr, \.\\Q \\itc\(\ hitiug directed forward, the mane towards 

 the sacro-lumbar region of the dam. ♦ 



Transver; e Presentation 



Fig. 140. 

 Right Cephalo-iliai 



Position — Upper View. 



It can scarcely be necessary to mention that the exact position of the 

 foetus should be ascertained before attempts at extraction are ventured 

 upon ; as this presentation is, in nearly every case, a very serious one, 

 and only too frequently requires all the skill and judgment of the obstet- 



