[Singleton breech deliveries in the obstetric departments of a rural area (author's transl)].

The management of singleton breech deliveries in a referral hospital of an exclusively rural area is described. Since many cases are referred during labour after an attempted domiciliary delivery a primary vaginal delivery with extended indications for Caesarean Section is the general plan of management. Between 1971 and 1976, one hundred and seventy seven singleton breech deliveries were performed.

[A case of thoracopagus with an unusual cardiac anomaly].

A case of Siamese twins is described being especially interesting because of the rare kind of heart malformation. The joint heart shows in particular a reduction of the heart rooms, a defect of the ventricular septum and a transposition of the big vessels in one of the individuals. Moreover a multilobularity of the lungs, a fusion liver and a partly joint portion of the small intestine is to be seen.

[The problem of prognostication in disturbed pregnancies (author's transl)].

A semiquantitative immunological GCG determination was carried out in the urines of 186 patients with the diagnosis abortus imminens. For prognosis of the further course of pregnancy the patients were subdivided into various groups according to the results of the HCG determination. In the group IV with primary positive immunological tests up to titres of 1:8 and higher with constant of even increasing titres in control test 87% of the patients were able to carry to a full term, only in 13% an abortus took place.

[Iron treatment by effervescent tablets (author's transl)].

In a randomized double-blind study the new effervescent iron tablet Loesferron was tested in 57 postpartum patients. Hgb and red blood count rose significantly with this treatment. It was found that on effervescent tablet daily was sufficient for a satisfactory result of the treatment.

[Obstetric problems specific to rural practice (author's transl)].

Certain obstetric problems which are peculiar to rural districts and are only rarely encountered in urban centres are discussed in this report on the basis of 1184 deliveries at a district hospital. The high age number of grand multiparae are particularly striking findings. Antenatal care is often inadequate-33.

[Objective detection of the effects of radiotherapy on female patients with tumors].

The effect of therapeutical irradiation of uterus carcinoma and corpus carcinoma was measured by the intake of bromine and iodine in methanolic serum extract. It was done by electrometric titration. The irradiation causes a decrease of the level of unsaturated fatty acids and an individually different increase of the redox value.