Report of the Royal Maternity and Simpson Memorial Hospital, for the Quarter Ending 31st July 1889

Age.?Minimum, 18 ; maximum, 34; average, 233. Presentation.?Vertex, 30 ; pelvic, 2 ; face, 1. Position.?Left occipitoanterior, 23 ; right occipito-posterior, 5 ; right occipitoanterior, 2; left mento-auterior, 1; left sacroanterior, 1; right sacro-posterior, 1. Duration of Labour.?First stage: Minimum, 4 h. 30 m.; maximum, 62 h.; average, 15 h. 5 m. Second stage : Minimum, 25 m.; maximum, 6 h.: average, 2 h. 32 m. Third stage : Minimum, 5 m.; maximum, 45 m.; average, 22-5 m. Whole labour: Minimum, 5 h. 25 m.; maximum, 66 h. 30 m.; average, 18 h. 17 m.