CHAPTER I.--Position of the Organs and Parts, 13 Internal Organs, 14 External Organs, 16 CHAPTER II.--Structure of the Principal Organs and Parts, 18 The Womb, 19 The Vagina.--Vulva.--Perineum, 29 The Pelvis, 30 CHAPTER III.--Functions of the Principal Female Organs, 50 The Womb, 50 The Ovaries.--Menstruation, 51 Conception, 54 CHAPTER IV.--Fœtal Development, 57 Fœtal Nutrition, 67 Peculiarities of the Fœtal Circulation, 70 The Breast, 74 Section II. SIGNS OF PREGNANCY, AND THE MEANS OF DETECTING IT; ITS DURATION, AND THE PERIOD AT WHICH THE FŒTUS CAN LIVE. CHAPTER V.--Presumptive Signs, 83 Probable Signs, 94 CHAPTER VI.--Duration of Pregnancy, 137 CHAPTER VII.--Period when the Child can live, 142 Section III. THE FORM, SIZE AND POSITION OF THE FŒTUS, AND ITS APPENDAGES, AT FULL TERM. CHAPTER VIII.--Form and Size of the Body, 144 Size and Form of the Head, 144 Attitude of the Fœtus at Full term, 152 CHAPTER IX.--The Appendages of the Fœtus at term, 155 CHAPTER IX.--The Membranes, 155 The Placenta, 156 The Umbilical Cord, 157 Section IV. THE MECHANISM OF DELIVERY IN ALL THE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS AND POSITIONS OF THE FŒTUS. CHAPTER X.--Presentations, 160 Positions, 161 Mode of ascertaining the Presentation and Position, 164 CHAPTER XI.--The Mechanism of Delivery, in a Presentation of the Head, 170 The Left Anterior Occipito Iliac Position, 170 Mechanism of Delivery in all other Positions of the Head, 185 General Remarks on the Different Positions of the Head, 189