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Excerpt from The New-England Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol. 11: And Collateral Branches of Science, January, 1822 Doctor Denman, page 147, remarks After the exclusion Of the placenta, on the application of the hand to the abdomen, it is sometimes clear from the volume of the uterus, though con tracted, that there are large coagula contained in its cavity. We have been directed, by gentle dilatation of the os uteri, to give them an opportunity of coming away, or even introduce the hand for this purpose; as by their continuance, they were sup posed to keep up the distention of the uterus, and to occasion a continuance of the hemorrhage, as well as other mischief. Of any advantage, said to be derived from this practice, I am very doubtful, or whether it may not be suspected to renew or in-g crease, rather than to suppress the hemorrhage. L have never attempted it, nor even troubled myself with the state of the ute me, unless it was inverted, after the placenta was brought away, but have left whatever coagula it contained, to be expelled by its own action. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.