foetus

Some women feel the movements of the fœtus as early as the third month of pregnancy, others not till the sixth month.

And the movements of the fœtus may be excited in various ways known to physicians.

Some women possess the power of imitating the movements of a fœtus, by voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles.

This series of misfortunes has been attributed to the large size which the male fœtus at birth possesses over the female.

The fœtus is especially endangered when the passages are attended with much bearing-down pain.