Excitation of labor by intrauterine injections of glycerin

Having briefly examined the existing methods of initiating artificial premature labor and finding them not entirely appropriate and safe for the mother and the fetus, the author cites his observations on the use of glycerin in the Cologne obstetric institution in order to excite and enhance the labor of the uterus: from the given birth histories, it is clear that intrauterine injections glycerol, this goal is achieved quickly, without the slightest harm to the mother or fetus, and without any change in the usual mechanism of childbirth, and glycerin, over other commonly injected liquids, has a great advantage in its antiseptic properties.