Obstetric practice and cephalopelvic disproportion in Glasgow between 1840 and 1900

This thesis examines obstetric practice associated with cephalopelvic disproportion in Glasgow between 1840 and 1900. Disproportion is a complication of labour, which occurs when there is a physical disparity between the size of the fetus and the size of the birth canal. The majority of these cases...

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Main Author: Skippen, Mark William
Published: University of Glasgow 2009
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.506764

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