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Relief of puerperal urinary retention
The Medical
Journal
F-01. 1, dp?%l 20, 19.57. “Poidevin, L. 0. S.: Australia, 1,. 543.
8ome
Poidevin:
Customs Among
Some Childbirth
Childbirth
of Australia
Customs
Among
the Ngalia
Tribe,
the
Ngalia
Central
Tribe,
Central
Australia,
p. 543.
This secondhand report concerns itself with the births of two Australian aborigines in the Ngalia tribe of Central Australia near the Yuendumu Native Settlement,. As explainecl by the author, these births were not actually witnessetl, but several anee(lota1 feat,ures x7ere mentionetl. Of interest is the fact that (‘the newborn yirkanirlnies” of this tribe are slowly clecreasing. In 19% there were 29 newborll infants as Vompared to 19 in 1955. The actual delivery apparently is performed in the scluatting position and the colored granny midwife applies ashes an11 force to the fundus at the height of contractions. The husband is out of earshot during the proceedings. Early ambulation and the squatting over a smoke fire serve for puerperal rare. A.
8TaRK
W~LK~B,F
Die Medizinische “Schmidt, 870.
Schmidt:
W.:
The
Effects
of a New
Spnsmolytic
The Effects of a New Spasmolytic
Agent-Epidosin-in
Agent-Epidosin-in
Obstetrics,
Ot~stwtiw,
p.
p. 870.
The author reports on the use of Epidosin (phen~l~~~r~tl~ylval~riaacid-),eta-diethylar~~i~~oethylester-bromethylate) a new spasmolyt.ic agent which acts direct.ly on the museulnture like papaverine and also blocks parasympathcti(a a(.tion on smooth muscle like atropinf~. The medications were given in the form of suppositories and also combined with injections 20 mg. an(l the ampules 8 mg. The drug or as injections alone. The suppositories contain was given to 264 women (141 prirnigravidas anal 123 multiparas) ranging in age from less than 20 years to more than 35 years, although Ifi!) of theIn fell into the 21 to 30 year group. No specific time studies are presentell by the author b11b several vase reports are listell to bear out the point that labor is markedly accelerated )p!, this ~lrug an11 that at the same time it has no harmful action on the mother or ~~hiltl. Vol.
1957,
No.
~~Nowc,
Nowc:
$4, Jtme
A. :
Relief
1.5, 1957. of Pucarperal
Relief of Puerperal
Urinary
Urinary
Retention,
R,*tent,ion,
1,. 916.
11. 916.
A tLrug called Dismenol is used, which previously had been used for dysmenorrhea, for relieving puerperal urinary retention. This drug is composed of parasulfaminobenzoicacid am1 dimenthylaminophenazone and comes in tablet form. In a group of 358 puerperal patients it was necessary to treat 50. Twenty-two of these women could empty the bladder spontaneously after one tablet. Thirteen were relieved after 2 tablets were given twice. The remaining 15 patients did not responcl and ha<1 to be treated by catheterization anI1 other methods. The author feels that in 70 per cent of the cases of puerperal urinary retention the patient can be relieved easily and without side effects and can obtain relief of the after-birth pains to a great degree. FRANCIS B. O’BRIEN
Journal
F-01. 1, dp?%l 20, 19.57. “Poidevin, L. 0. S.: Australia, 1,. 543.
8ome
Poidevin:
Customs Among
Some Childbirth
Childbirth
of Australia
Customs
Among
the Ngalia
Tribe,
the
Ngalia
Central
Tribe,
Central
Australia,
p. 543.
This secondhand report concerns itself with the births of two Australian aborigines in the Ngalia tribe of Central Australia near the Yuendumu Native Settlement,. As explainecl by the author, these births were not actually witnessetl, but several anee(lota1 feat,ures x7ere mentionetl. Of interest is the fact that (‘the newborn yirkanirlnies” of this tribe are slowly clecreasing. In 19% there were 29 newborll infants as Vompared to 19 in 1955. The actual delivery apparently is performed in the scluatting position and the colored granny midwife applies ashes an11 force to the fundus at the height of contractions. The husband is out of earshot during the proceedings. Early ambulation and the squatting over a smoke fire serve for puerperal rare. A.
8TaRK
W~LK~B,F
Die Medizinische “Schmidt, 870.
Schmidt:
W.:
The
Effects
of a New
Spnsmolytic
The Effects of a New Spasmolytic
Agent-Epidosin-in
Agent-Epidosin-in
Obstetrics,
Ot~stwtiw,
p.
p. 870.
The author reports on the use of Epidosin (phen~l~~~r~tl~ylval~riaacid-),eta-diethylar~~i~~oethylester-bromethylate) a new spasmolyt.ic agent which acts direct.ly on the museulnture like papaverine and also blocks parasympathcti(a a(.tion on smooth muscle like atropinf~. The medications were given in the form of suppositories and also combined with injections 20 mg. an(l the ampules 8 mg. The drug or as injections alone. The suppositories contain was given to 264 women (141 prirnigravidas anal 123 multiparas) ranging in age from less than 20 years to more than 35 years, although Ifi!) of theIn fell into the 21 to 30 year group. No specific time studies are presentell by the author b11b several vase reports are listell to bear out the point that labor is markedly accelerated )p!, this ~lrug an11 that at the same time it has no harmful action on the mother or ~~hiltl. Vol.
1957,
No.
~~Nowc,
Nowc:
$4, Jtme
A. :
Relief
1.5, 1957. of Pucarperal
Relief of Puerperal
Urinary
Urinary
Retention,
R,*tent,ion,
1,. 916.
11. 916.
A tLrug called Dismenol is used, which previously had been used for dysmenorrhea, for relieving puerperal urinary retention. This drug is composed of parasulfaminobenzoicacid am1 dimenthylaminophenazone and comes in tablet form. In a group of 358 puerperal patients it was necessary to treat 50. Twenty-two of these women could empty the bladder spontaneously after one tablet. Thirteen were relieved after 2 tablets were given twice. The remaining 15 patients did not responcl and ha<1 to be treated by catheterization anI1 other methods. The author feels that in 70 per cent of the cases of puerperal urinary retention the patient can be relieved easily and without side effects and can obtain relief of the after-birth pains to a great degree. FRANCIS B. O’BRIEN