Denman, "that the obstetric art was altogether in the hands of women, the natural delicacy of females having reluctant recourse to the professional aid of the other sex.
Senior Obstetric Physician to, and Lecturer on Midwifery and Diseases of Women at, the London Hospital.
In order to give the reader a complete understanding of "painless labor," it will be necessary to give attention to that newer and more safe method of obstetric anesthesia called "sunrise slumber.
That we still employ general ether or chloroform anesthesia in Cesarean sections and other major obstetric operations, although several operators are beginning to use "gas" in even these heavy cases.
While the "laughing gas" method of obstetric anesthesia did not gain notoriety and publicity from being exploited in magazines and other lay publications, it did get its initial boost in a very unique and unusual manner.
The reader should understand that "twilight sleep" is not a new method of obstetric anesthesia.
Defn: Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art.
In discussing obstetric anomalies we shall first consider those strange instances in which stages of parturition are unconscious and for some curious reason the pains of labor absent.
Many of the older books on obstetric subjects are full of such instances, and modern illustrations are constantly reported.
Bazzanella of Innsbruck removed a drinking glass from the vagina by means of a pair of small obstetric forceps.
Outside ofobstetric practice the injury is quite a rare one.
The woman was lying in the usual obstetric position, on the left side, groaning, crying loudly, and pulling hard at a strap fastened to the bed-post.
We have already mentioned the marvelous instances of Cesarean sections self-performed, and in the literature of obstetric operations many of the minor type have been done by the patient herself.
Strong records an unusual obstetric case in which there was prolongation of the pregnancy, with a large child, and entire absence of liquor amnii.
Devilliers considers this question from both theobstetric and medicolegal points of view.
Alkibiades I On the Nature of Man Obstetricor Evolving.
Obstetric and Tentative or Testing (Peirastic) are epithets which a reader may understand; but he will not easily see how they bear upon the process of philosophy.
The legitimate aspiration and tendency of science is to eliminate craniotomy on the living and viable child from obstetric practice.
His spirit hath adorned the heavens, and his obstetric hand brought forth the winding serpent.
The unexpected wisdom, exhibited by the youth Kleinias in his concluding answer, can be understood only as illustrating the obstetric efficacy of Sokratic interrogations.
We perceive indeed this difference between them--that in the Theaetetus, the simile of the obstetric art is largely employed, while it is not noticed in the Theages.
This book treats particularly of obstetric operations, and, besides the wealth of beautiful lithographic illustrations, contains an extensive text of great value.
Schäffer and Edgar's Obstetric Diagnosis and Treatment #Atlas and Epitome of Obstetric Diagnosis and Treatment#.
This book presents the act of parturition and the various obstetric operations in a series of easily understood illustrations, accompanied by a text treating the subject from a practical standpoint.
American Medicine# "The method of presenting obstetric operations is admirable.
The obstetric forceps were for so long a time kept secret that they were of small benefit at first to the obstetric art.
He enjoyed a ripe experience also in obstetrics, and even instructed his wife in the obstetric art and praised her ability most highly.
Development inObstetric Art, in Medical Jurisprudence, in Oral Clinical Teaching.
Development inObstetric Art, in Medical Jurisprudence, and in Oral Clinical Teaching.
The uterus is frequently torn in the obstetric manœuvre known as ‘turning’.
An unusualObstetric Complication, causing the removal of 126 inches of Small Intestine.
The great improvement in the condition of maternity patients in recent years has been due to the application of Lister's principles to obstetric practice.
Numerous cases of this kind are to be found scattered through our obstetric literature, but the largest number are to be met with in a paper by Braxton Hicks.
A nail-brush should form a part of the ordinary obstetric equipment.
His fate, at least so far as the public is concerned, would undoubtedly have been Simpson's, in spite of hisobstetric and gynaecological work, had it not been for the discovery of chloroform.
It has been said that he gave a new life to the obstetric art, and presided at the birth of gynaecology.
In the month of January, 1847, he gained for the Edinburgh Medical School the proud honour of being the scene of the first use of anaesthetics in obstetric practice.
Well (rejoins Sokrates)--and my obstetric science has pronounced all your offspring to be mere wind, unworthy of being preserved!
You have that within you, of which you need to be relieved; and you cannot be relieved without obstetric aid.
Not many years ago a collection of obstetric instruments were found at Woodham, Mortimer Hall, near Mildon, in Essex, which formerly belonged to Dr.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "obstetric" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
