The London Medical and Surgical Journal, 1835, Vol. 7

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The London Medical and Surgical Journal, 1835, Vol. 7: Exhibiting a View of the Improvements and Discoveries in the Various Branches of Medical Science It has been stated by one distinguished obstetrician, M. Lecleux, that when the child is extracted by the feet, and the pelvis very narrow, the lungs are a t to float in water, although the fetus ha not respired, and had died during the birth. This he attributed to the lungs suffering contusion, and extravasation of blood taking place, from which bubbles of gas are disengaged, and the portion of lung consequently becomes specifically lighter. 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.