Puerperal fever, 255 disposal of excreta, 261 etiology, 255 nurse and, 262 prevention, 258 symptoms, 259 treatment, 260 Puerperium, 151 diet in, 152 laxatives, 158 standing orders for, 162 Pulse in puerperium, 151 Pyelitis, 79 Pyloric stenosis, 303 Q Quickening, 59 R Rectal feeding, 333 Rectal infusions, 212 Rectum, 23 in labor, 23, 142 Red gum, 297 Renal disease, 95 Rest, 160 Room, setting up, 130, 180 Rubber gloves, 136 Rubber nipples, 318 S Salivation, 75 Second stage of labor, 114 Sex, determination of, 65, 72 Sexual relations, 71 Sheet sling, 146, 181 Show, 109, 129 Skin, changes, 54 care of, 69 eruptions, 55 pigmentation, 55, 77 striæ gravidarum, 54 Snuffles, 304 Solutions, 340 percentage table of, 341 Souffle, funic, 65 uterine, 63 Spermatozoa, 36 Spina bifida, 308 Standing orders for nurse, 164 for puerperium, 163 Starvation fever, 276 Sterile linen, application, 138, 182 Sterilization, 101, 323 dressings, 325 instruments, 327 rubber goods, 328 Stitches, care of, 160 removal, 202 Stomach capacity of child, 275 Subinvolution, 155, 260, 261 Subjective signs of pregnancy, 57, 59 Sudden death of infant, 309 of mother, 263 Sugar in urine, 69 Sugars and flours, 317 Supplemental feedings, 310 Supplies for house, 99 for sterilization, 101 preparation of, 326 Symphyseotomy, 198 Syphilis and fœtus, 88 and pregnancy, 92 of placenta, 88 T Tampon of uterus, 202 of vagina, 204 Temperature in puerperium, 151 Third stage of labor, 117, 142, 143 conduct of, 149 Thrombus, 263 Thrush, 294 Thyroid gland, 56 Toilet basket, 271 Tongue-tie, 287 Toothache, 75 Toxæmia, 74 Transfusion, 205 in eclampsia, 240 Tubercles of Montgomery, 31 Tuberculosis and pregnancy, 92 Twilight sleep, 103 Twins, 83 U Umbilicus, 267 Unavoidable hæmorrhage, 228 Urination, after delivery, 158 of child, 273 Urine, 56 in pregnancy, 77 in puerperium, 151 sterile specimen, 200 sterile specimen from child, 200 Urticaria, 294 Utensils for milk modification, 318 Uterus, anatomy, 21 changes in pregnancy, 51, 59 curettage, 206 displacements, 84 height at various months of pregnancy, 64 inertia, 223 malformations, 85 rupture, 226 Uterine souffle, 63 V Vagina, anatomy, 21 attachments, 21 distensibility, 21 Vaginal tampon, 204 in abortion, 207 Varicose veins, 85 Ventral stalk, 40 Version, 190, 192, 193 Vestibule, 26 Vessels of cord, 48 Villi, 37 Visitors, 133, 161 Vomiting, 300, 321 in pregnancy, 79 in labor, 228 uncontrollable, 79 Vorhees bag, 224, 230