Being interested in the question of the prolonged stay of the fetus in the uterus after the expiry of the normal term of pregnancy, I have diligently examined for several years the "Journal of Obstetrics and Women's Diseases" and other obstetrical literature at my disposal, but I have not come across a single report on the subject. For this reason I have taken the liberty of publishing in print a case I have encountered of fetal retention in utero of 15 months, which I think is of some interest.
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