Note 31 — A TREATISE OF MIDWIFERY. Part the Second.
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Dr. Smellie seems to countenance this practice, where he says, p. 232. “We have already observed, (p. 229) that if there is no danger from a flooding, the woman may be allowed to rest a little, in order to recover from the fatigue she has undergone, and that the uterus may in contracting have time to squeeze and separate the placenta from its inner surface.”