Book Reviews

provide3^0 ^terest^n?" Introduction the author outlines his views on how best to America^ ^ comPetent care to the majority, if not all, parturient women in The With ster^ri-an^ernent ^ *s unchanged, and section one again deals in detail Many ch 1 ^ WC^ c^scusse^' anc^ illustrated, although hardly an obstetrical difficulty, most rec an&eS ^ave t>een made throughout the text to bring it into line with the ^teratioi^H tr.enc^s *n ?Pini?n and practice, and to indicate the very considerable Pr?blems S Tinn^ recer)t years> the approach to, and the management of numerous A , _e au^or s expression of his views regarding these are of much value. A. special feature of this edition is the author's use of terms and definitions t ave been agreed upon after consultation with three other well-known American authors of standard obstetrical textbooks. The desirability, and indeed necessity f0r a more general understanding and greater uniformity in the usage of such terms ls obvious, and these authors are to be congratulated on making this very practical c?ntribution which, it is hoped, will be rapidly effective. The book is beautifully produced and well illustrated, so that the reader could ?Uow the text with ease, even under the stress of facing an actual emergency.