CASE OF RUPTURE OF THE UMBRELLA AT ARTIFICIAL DISTRIBUTION WITH A FAVORABLE OUTCOME FOR THE MOTHER AND THE FETUS

Cases of rupture of the umbilical cord are not particularly rare in the so-called street births, when the latter occur in a standing or seated position and the fetus, being on the one hand under the influence of the expelling forces of the uterus, on the other hand, due to its own weight, quickly, unsupported by anyone, comes out from the birth canal. Such conditions, of course, greatly contribute to the origin of the rupture of the umbilical cord, which is far from indifferent to both the fetus and the mother. Fortunately, the most street births in the big cities are quite rare. So, in the report of Hugenberger for 15 years (1845-1859) of the St. Petersburg Midwife Institute, 73 cases of street births were noted, of which in 10 cases the umbilical cord was ruptured.