An Introductory Lecture, Delivered by Gunning S. Bedford

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Excerpt from An Introductory Lecture, Delivered by Gunning S. Bedford: Session 1845-46The fact cannot be denied that comparative parturition is a process at once'easy and simple, nor is it characterised by that intense suffer ing which is the constant attendant of child-birth in the human species. The penalty of sin, and the irrevocable curse pronounced on our first parent in sorrow shalt thou bring forth thy children, was meant to be perpetuated through all time and God, in his infinite wisdom, has so re gulated the structure of the human frame as to render certain the fulfil ment of his decree - he has interposed a physical barrier over which the best efforts of man can have no control, and in this, , as in his other works, he has exemplified his own surpassing power.Let us, for a moment, consider the position and configuration of the pelvis in the human female. It is situated at the base of the trunk, and, in the erect attitude, is oblique to the horizon. A1ine, therefore, drawn from the vertex and extending perpendicularly downward in the direc tion of the trunk, instead of passing through the centre of the superior strait of the pelvis, will strike the upper portion of the symphisis pubis. Again, the direction of the lower aperture of the pelvis is such as to form with the upper nearly an acute angle. The sacrum and coxcyx, instead of being on a line with the spinal column, are curved inward, and this disposition of these two bones throws the vagina forward, its axis thus forming with the axis of the pelvis almost a right angle. We thus find that the pelvis in the human female is literally a crooked cd nal and this peculiar conformation, whilst it is designed to answer most important ends, especially during the period of pregnancy, has ne cessarily rendered child-birth a tedious and painful process.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.