CHAPTER V. FIFTH SPECIES OF DYSTOCIA.

_Obstructed Labour from a Faulty Condition of the Soft Passages._

Pendulous abdomen.--Rigidity of the os uteri.--Belladonna.-- Edges of the os uteri adherent.--Cicatrices and callosities.-- Agglutination of the os uteri.--Contracted vagina.--Rigidity from age.--Cicatrices in the vagina.--Hymen.--Fibrous bands.-- Perineum.--Varicose and oedematous swellings of the labia and nymphæ.--Tumours.--Distended or prolapsed bladder.--Stone in the bladder, 308