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Caesarean Birth : the Work of Francois Rousset in Renaissance France: A New Treatise on Hysterotomotokie or Caesarien Childbirth.
Caesarean section would not become a regular part of the surgical repertory until three centuries after publication of Rousset's hysterotomotokie. From contentious and inauspicious beginnings as a morbid operation 'of necessity', abdominal delivery has become a routine procedure durin...
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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
2010.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Title page
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Translators introduction
- Fran231;ois Rousset and the first text on caesarean section. A commentary by Thomas F Baskett
- A brief biography
- Caesarean section in the 1500s
- Works describing caesarean section
- The Treatise
- Post-publication events
- References
- Original title page
- Translation of original title page
- Sonnet
- Dedication
- Preface to the reader
- PART 1 Definition of caesarean childbirth
- On the utility and necessity for caesarean section
- Situations where natural childbirth is impossible and caesarean section indicated
- Three types of evidence in support of this procedure
- Case reports from reliable observers
- Cases that I can vouch for personally
- PART 2 Second proof: logic (reason)
- The muscles of the abdominal wall
- The first part to incise; size of the incision
- Haemorrhage from the muscles
- Where blood from the muscles must drain
- The peritoneum, the second part to incise
- The incision and its size
- 8216;Spasm is not a problem when incising the peritoneum
- Hernia as a complication of this incision
- The uterine wall, the third part to incise
- Management of minor uterine haemorrhage
- Where does the uterine blood accumulate?
- That spasm is not to be feared from uterine incision
- PART 3 Third justification: expert opinion
- Of the abdominal muscles, from historical authority
- Of the peritoneum, by authority
- Of the uterus, by authority
- A comparison of the incised uterus with incision of the bladder for stone
- Extemporaneous Remarks on lithotomy through the lower abdomen
- An historical example of this new advice (course of action)
- A rebuttal to the usual objections against incising the bladder through the abdominal route
- Another confirmatory example
- PART 4 Examples documenting other worse dangers from similar operations that are not caesarean
- First part, containing three case reports
- Second part
- Greetings from Aliboux to Rousset
- A second similar case from Aliboux
- Two more cases on a similar topic
- Another case report from him
- Third Part
- Proof for those doubting the above report
- Fourth part
- Fifth part
- PART 5 Other more popular justifications
- Another everyday demonstration
- Of certain dangerous complications alleged to be associated with caesarean section
- That the pain of the uterine incision cannot cause spasm and that the uterus is not particularly sensitive at the site of the incision
- PART 6 On the fertility that remains after caesarean section
- That the scar does not interfere with fertility
- On the invention of this pessary, and the various forms of it
- Proof of the above statements, by the refutation of arguments to the contrary
- That the pessary does not prevent either conception or the proper implantation of a pregnancy
- Arguments against other objections; that the use of thispessary is not new, but that it is possible to conceive withit in place, is a new observation
- A short guide to surgeons on the technique of caesarean
- Approbation
- Copyright
- APPENDIX 1 Summary of 16th century French history
- APPENDIX 2 Ren233;e de France (15108211;1575) Duchess of Ferrara, Chartres, Montargis and Nemours
- APPENDIX 3 Jacques de Savoie-Nemours (15318211;1585) Duc de Nemours and Genevois
- Index.