Report of the Cases of the Royal Maternity and Simpson Memorial Hospital during Dr Halliday Croom's Quarter, Ending 31st October 1886

The number of cases delivered in Hospital was 68, classified as follows:?i.-parse, 36 ; ii.-para3,16 ; iii.-parse, 8; vi.-para, 1; vii.-par0e, 4; viii.-para, 1; x.-para, 1; xi.-para, 1. Age.?Primiparse: average, 22 years 5 months ; oldest, 32 years; youngest, 18. Multipart: average, 25 years 7? months; oldest, 40 years; youngest, 18. Sex of Children.?Of 69 children born, 45 were males, 24 females. The primiparse gave birth to 23 males and 13 females; the multiparse to 22 males and 11 females. Duration of Labour.?Primiparse: 1st stage, 9 hours ; 2nd stage, 2 hours and 11 minutes ; 3rd stage, 13'3 minutes ; the whole labour being 11 hours 24'3 minutes. The longest was?1st stage, 42 hours ; 2nd stage, 3 hours 45 minutes ; 3rd stage, 20 minutes ; the whole labour being 46 hours 5 minutes. The shortest was?1st stage, 3 hours ; 2nd stage, 1 hour 45 minutes; 3rd stage, 10 minutes; whole labour, 4 hours 55 minutes. Multiparse: 1st stage, 5 hours 25 minutes; 2nd stage, 1 hour 20 minutes; 3d stage, 20 minutes; whole labour, 7 hours 5 minutes. The longest being?1st stage, 6 hours 30 minutes; 2nd stage, 17 hours 30 minutes; 3rd stage, 10 minutes ; whole labour, 24 hours 10 minutes. The shortest? 1st stage, 1 hour; 2d stage, 10 minutes; 3rd stage, 30 minutes; whole labour, 1 hour 30 minutes. The average duration of all labours was 9 hours 27 minutes.