Version was at once practised, but the chin became locked with that of the remaining fetus.

There was some difficulty and considerable delay in freeing the children, though the extent of locking was not at any time formidable.

The child was dead (recently).
The fifth fetus presented by the head and was delivered naturally.

It lived for half an hour.

The placenta was delivered about five minutes after the birth of the last child, and consisted of two portions united by a narrow isthmus.