Handbook for Midwives

abdomen accoucheur after-birth after-birth placenta basin or pelvis becomes beef tea belly birth bladder bleeding body bones bowels breast breech brim called catheter cause cavity ceases chest clots coccyx cold Condy's Fluid contraction cord cross-bone sacrum delay diameter dilated discharge disease examination external Fallopian tubes felt fetus finger fontanelle forehead frequently front passage fundus hæmorrhage hand ilium inches infant inflammation internal ischia ischium labour-pains limbs loss of blood medical advice medical aid membranes midwife midwife finds milk miscarriage mischief months mother mouth napkin navel navel-string neck nipple occiput occur ovum pain parietal bones pass patient pelvic cavity perineum placenta plug position pregnancy presentation pressure pulse requires rupture sacrum seat-bones share-bone pubes side skin soft sometimes stage of labour suck swelling symptoms tail-bone tea-spoonful tender tion tumour urethra urine usually uteri uterus vagina vomiting vulva week woman womb cervix