...followed in applying the short forceps as those already laid down. To operate perfectly the blades of the forceps should always be applied to the sides of the head ; they will thus, as the rule, occupy the diameters of the pelvis opposite to those occupied by the...

...large size of the fœtus, the irregularity of the contractions, and the violent wilful bearing-down. The Forceps. — The Milan school follows the precepts...life. By applying blades to the sides of the head, the bi-parietal diameter is reduced, as it is naturally reducible, and is reduced in natural labours. The...

...instrument should be removed and reapplied. Many American obstetric authors and teachers who assert that the forceps should always be applied to the sides of the child's head, give special rules for the introduction of the instrument in each position of the head....

...the sides of the pelvis; here I differ with him, and upon the evidence of much ex]>erienoe 1 declare that the forceps should always be applied to the sides of the child's head. Also, "In so far as compression is concerned, a certain degree of this is essential in...

...that delivery may even be effected by this instrument if the conjugate diameter be 2^ inches or less. The forceps should always be applied to the sides of the head. On the other hand, in pelvic natural labours the mortality of the children is estimated at t.rom 1...