Kent's cases 15: Breech presentation? Pulsatilla

I had one peculiar case, but I am afraid to report
everything.
It was one of the cases of a midwife, experienced,
well educated and of thirty years practice.
I had seen a number of her cases and considered
her highly accomplished; she occasionally sent for me to share the
responsibility, and this one was a tedious case.
She had diagnosed a breech presentation, and sent
for me with a note saying she expected a two days' job and wanted me to
come and assure the family that if it should be three days it would have a
favorable termination.
I went to the house, made an examination, found
a breech presentation and confirmed her diagnosis.
The dilation of the os was nearly as large as a half
dollar.



I gave a dose of Pulsatilla and assured the family
as she requested me with all conscientiousness and thought no more about
the case.
The next morning she called at my office.
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The patient I learned had a good many pains,
irregular and spasmodic.
She was a Pulsatilla patient, and I paid more
attention to the case by taking symptoms and seeing what remedy would
help her through.
The midwife then said:
"Why did you not tell me I made a mistake in that
diagnosis?
I am an old fool to practice midwifery for thirty
years and not know a head presentation.
You knew it was a head presentation.
That child was born head first.
" Did the Pulsatilla do it?
It was born in a few hours after I left the house.
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