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An essay on the uterine haemorrhage, which precedes the delivery of the full grown foetus: illustrated with cases.

Publication Details

London: J. Johnson, 1775 CE.

Rigby differentiated between premature separation of the normal placenta (accidental hemorrhage) and placenta praevia (unavoidable hemorrhage).

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Entry Number	#6158
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Publication place: London