6. That the method requires more care in its administration than can be expected outside of the hospital in order to avoid the dangers of fetal asphyxiation-which danger has led not a few obstetricians to abandon it.
"The Mother and Her Child"
William S. Sadler Lena K. Sadler
As glacial obstetricians it appeared that we still had much to learn.
"Down the Columbia"
Lewis R. Freeman
The majority of obstetricians, however, prefer that the patient should lie flat on her back.
"The Prospective Mother A Handbook for Women During Pregnancy"
J. Morris Slemons