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99 
1 woman the periitteum was lacerated to the fphin&er 
ani. A future was attempted, but without effect ; fhe 
recovered, but is troubled with prolapfus uteri. 
5 had large and painful fwellings of the legs and thighs, 
but recovered. 
105 therefore of thefe, or 1 in 18, had preternatural or labo- 
rious births, or lufiered in confequence of labour. 
Of this number of cafes 43, or 1 in 44, were attended 
with particular difficulty or danger; and 7 only, or 
1 in 270, died. The remaining 62 were delivered 
and recovered with little more than the common 
affiftance ; and 
1792 had natural labours, not attended with any particular 
accidents. 
1897 
Of two women the uterus was retroverted in the third of 
fourth month of their pregnancy ; but in both the uterus was 
replaced, and the women went to their full time, and brought 
forth live children. 
Belides the accidents above enumerated, it feems right to 
obferve, that many of the women were affiidted with fevere 
after-pains, or had what is called the milk-fever; but as thefe 
complaints were generally relieved in three or four days, and 
did not feem to have any influence in retarding their recovery, 
or to affedl their future healths, no notice is taken of them. 
Some women alfo had fymptoms of incipient prolapfus uteri, 
who had not before been troubled with that complaint ; but as 
1 I feldom 
