OBSTETRICS. 



A TEXT-BOOK FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS AND 

 PRACTITIONERS. 



By J. WHITRIDGE WILLIAMS, 



Professor of Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University; Obstetrician-in-Cliief to the Johns 

 Hopltins Hospital; Gynecologist to the Union Protestant Infirmary, Baltimore, Md. 



SIX HUNDRED AND THIRTY ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT 

 AND EIGHT COLORED PLATES. 



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"The studies of the anatomy of the uterus and its adnexa are unique, and afford 

 the student opportunity for attractive occupation in the acquirement of completer 

 knowledge. The development of the ovum and placenta has never been set forth as 

 well in a work on obstetrics, according to our view, as by Williams. The illustrations 

 showing the structure of the placenta are admirable. 



" In the section on obstetric surgery, beginning with induction of abortion and ac- 

 couchement force, including forceps and version, Cesarean section and symphysiotomy, 

 destructive operations, and ending with operative procedures which do not aim at a 

 delivery, is found quite the most ample handling of operative obstetrics that has yet 

 been published in such a treatise. Here, again, illustrations supplement the text in an 

 instructive fashion. 



" Williams's dealing with contracted and otherwise deformed pelves, and the man- 

 agement of labor in such conditions, is most satisfactory. Injuries of the birth canal, 

 infection, hemorrhage, and the puerperiuni are all prepared by one who understands the 

 greatest need of the student, and he tells him in the fewest and plainest words possible 

 what he must know to obtain success in the practice of obstetrics. It is a book made 

 by a clinician, which gives the most advanced exposition of the art and is a distinct 

 addition to obstetric literature. 



"Much original work has been done in the way of illustration, as well as in the 

 preparation of the material of many chapters, and the whole subject-matter is presented 

 in an original manner. The book is a credit to both author and publisher." — Buffalo 

 Medical Journal. 



" At a certain examination the question was asked: ' Describe the management of a 

 face presentation in the M. D. P. position.' The examined men were like 'sheep before 

 the shearers' — i. e., dumb. An investigation showed that the popular text-book made 

 scant reference to the so-called ' undeliverable ' position. 



" Perhaps a knowledge of this fact led the reviewer of Dr. Whitridge Williams's 

 work to consider, first, the description of the presentation in general, and, second, those 

 of the face in particular. The admirable methods employed in explanation and the 

 ample demonstrating drawings illustrating these fundamentals of obstetric knowledge 

 show that the author is that rare combination, a teacher and a student of students and 

 their requirements. 



" Everything is detailed to the required minuteness, and beyond that nothing. The 

 cuts and engravings are many, novel and good. They fill a definite purpose, and that 

 purpose is not 'padding.' As one reads page after page the old-fashioned words, 

 ' Pleasure and profit,' recur to the mind. 



" It has all the earmarks of success; it is crowded with hints of practical value, and 

 it shows what the trained hand and brain adopt as the best methods in overcoming the 

 obstacles of parturition. Surely, if conscientious work and real merit count, we may 

 expect to fincl this volume upon the lists of the colleges and treasured in private libra- 

 ries." — New York State Journal of Medicine. 



D. APPLETON AND COMPANY, NEW YORK. 



