Remarks on Injury to Fœtal Neck through Pressure of Umbilical Cord
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was delivered by me on the 29th May. The labour was tedious, and forceps had to be applied with the head in transverse position, the blades being on the occiput and sinciput. When the child's head was born it was noticed that the cord was tight round the child's neck. My patient had severe post-partum haemorrhage, which prevented me from paying any attention to the child beyond seeing that it respired satisfactorily. Next day my attention was directed by the nurse to the child's neck, and I found an ulcerated surface on the right side about the length and breadth of my little finger, and tailing away at each
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