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OBSTETRICS.

The lectures on this branch comprehend an account of all labors,
natural, preternatural and instrumental; the professional
assistance to be afforded in each, and the treatment of the female
before, during and after delivery. The lectures are amply illustrated
by specimens and plates; and all manual evolutions, and
the application of instruments, are demonstrated on the improved
phantom of Hebermehl. The students also practice manual and
instrumental delivery on the manikin.

Text Book.—The last edition of Meigs' Midwifery.