Some Observations on the Maternal and Fœtal Blood at Birth

children in health and disease within recent years, almost none of these have been made exactly at birth ; and as it has been shown that the constituents of the blood alter very considerably within the first days, and even to some extent within a few hours after birth, we have thought it might be worth while to lay before the Society some observations made on the blood of healthy children immediately after birth. As we were able, besides, to examine in