CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE ANATOMY 17 CHAPTER II PHYSIOLOGY 33 CHAPTER III NORMAL PREGNANCY 51 CHAPTER IV HYGIENE OF NORMAL PREGNANCY 66 CHAPTER V ABNORMAL PREGNANCY 74 CHAPTER VI ABNORMAL PREGNANCY (CONTINUED) 89 CHAPTER VII PREPARATIONS FOR LABOR AND THE NORMAL COURSE OF LABOR 98 CHAPTER VIII THE MECHANISM OF NORMAL LABOR 120 CHAPTER IX THE CARE OF THE PATIENT DURING NORMAL LABOR 129 CHAPTER X THE NORMAL PUERPERIUM 151 CHAPTER XI UNUSUAL PRESENTATIONS AND POSITIONS 165 CHAPTER XII OPERATIONS 179 CHAPTER XIII MINOR OPERATIONS 200 CHAPTER XIV COMPLICATIONS IN LABOR 214 CHAPTER XV COMPLICATIONS IN LABOR (CONTINUED) 228 CHAPTER XVI THE ABNORMAL PUERPERIUM 242 CHAPTER XVII INFECTION 255 CHAPTER XVIII THE CARE OF THE CHILD 265 CHAPTER XIX THE CARE OF THE CHILD (CONTINUED) 278 CHAPTER XX THE CARE OF THE CHILD (CONTINUED) 287 CHAPTER XXI THE CARE OF THE CHILD (CONTINUED) 298 CHAPTER XXII INFANT FEEDING 310 CHAPTER XXIII CLEANLINESS AND STERILIZATION 323 CHAPTER XXIV DIETS AND FORMULÆ 330 CHAPTER XXV