The Mechanism and Management of Labour in Disproportion

Townsend, Lance

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The Mechanism and Management of Labour in Disproportion

Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.)²

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In cases of contracted pelvis the normal mechanism of labour is usually somewhat modified to enable the head to utilize all the available space as it passes through the pelvis. The four principal pelvic types will be considered separately.

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Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.) (Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

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Lance Townsend Kt., V.R.D., M.D., B.S., D.T.M. & H., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.A.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.R.C.O.G., Hon. F.R.C.S. (C), Hon. F.A.C.O.G., Hon. F.C.O.G. (S.A.)
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Townsend, L. (1978). The Mechanism and Management of Labour in Disproportion. In: Obstetrics for Students. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03531-1_24

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