On the Use of the Bowl during Delivery

ness, nor founded on any profound scientific deduction. A bowl to be kept and pressed to the hips if the woman lies on her back, to the upper and posterior part of the thigh if she lies on her side, in order to catch discharge of any kind which may come from the vulva. Such a bowl I have used for many years in my ordinary management of labour, and I have so high an opinion of its utility that I now solemnly describe it and its application. The bowl may be made specially for the purpose; or an ordinary small wash-hand or sponge basin, or a kitchen bowl, may be used. The last is not so good as the others, as such