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A directory for midwives: or, A guide for women : in their conception. Bearing; and suckling their children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinders conception, and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in their labour. 8. A guide for women in their lying-in. 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. By Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. student in physic and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1693- Books
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Aristotle's master-piece, or, The secrets of generation : displayed in all the parts thereof ... very necessary for all midwives, nurses, and young-married women.
Aristotle, pseud.Date: 1694- Books
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New improvements in the art of midwifery. Shewing I. The true causes of the most difficult births, the great abuse and prejudice of forcing pains by medicines; and the best method of delivering women in such cases by the hand only, without the use of any instrument whatsoever. II. The midwives touchstone, and shield of defence; or the certain marks of knowing when a woman is qualified for this profession. III. The necessity of inspecting the bodies of such women as die in chillbed [sic] before delivery, to discover whether the loss of the mother and infant be owing to the negligence or ignorance of the midwife. IV. A detection of many errors daily committed in the practice of midwifery, with several remarkable cases; and a faithful admonition to all husbands, who have any regard to the saving of the lives of their wives and children. Translated from the Latin original of Henry à Deventer, M.D.
Deventer, Hendrik van, 1651-1724.Date: M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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Compendium obstetricii: or, a small tract on the formation of the foetus, and the practice of midwifry. By N. Torriano, M.D.
Torriano, N.Date: MDCCLIII. [1753]- Books
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An essay towards a complete new system of midwifry, theoretical and practical. Together With The Descriptions, Causes, and Methods of Removing, or Relieving the Disorders peculiar to Pregnant and Lying-in Women, and New-Born Infants. Interspersed with several new improvements; Whereby Women may be delivered, in the most dangerous Cases, with more Ease, Safety, and Expedition, than by any other Method heretofore practised: Part of which has been laid before the Royal Society at London, and the Medical Society at Edinburgh; after having been perused by Many of the most Eminent of their Profession, both in Great Britain and Ireland; by whom they were greatly approved of. All Drawn up and illustrated with Several Curious Observations, and eighteen copper-plates. In four parts. By John Burton, M.D.
Burton, John, 1710-1771.Date: MDCCLI. [1751]- Books
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A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery. By W. Smellie, M.D. Vol.I.
Smellie, William, 1697-1763.Date: MDCCLXII. [1762]- Books
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A directory for midwives: or a guide for women : In their conception. Bearing; and suckling their children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinder conceptions, and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in their labor. 8. A guide for women in their lying in. 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. By Nicholas Culpeper Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1671- Books
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The byrth of mankynd, otherwyse named the womans boke : Newly set forth, corrected and augmented, whose co[n]tentes ye may reade in thee table of the boke, and moste playnely in the prologue. By Thomas Raynald phisition.
Raynalde, Thomas, active 1540-1551Date: Anno. M.D.Lii [1552]- Books
Albertus Magnus de secretis mulierum. Item de virtutibus herbarum lapidum et animalium.
Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.Date: A[nn]o 1669- Books
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The Compleat midwifes practice, in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man : containing perfect rules for midwifes and nurses : as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children ... with instructions of the midwife to the Queen of France ... : illustrated with severall cuts in brass / by T.C., I.D., M.S., T.B., practitioners.
Date: 1656- Books
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The art of midwifry: or, the midwife's sure guide: wherein the most successful methods of practice are laid down, in the plainest, clearest, and shortest manner. By George Counsell, Surgeon, and Practitioner in Midwifry.
Counsell, George.Date: M.DCC.LII. [1752]- Books
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A directory for midwives: or, a guide for women, in their conception, bearing, and suckling their children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. 2. The Formation of the Child in the Womb. 3. What hinders Conception, and its Remedies. 4. What furthers Conception. 5. A Guide for Women in Conception. 6. Of Miscarriage in Women. 7. A Guide for Women in their Labour. 8. A Guide for Women in their Lying-In. 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. By Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrology. Newly corrected from many gross errors.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: 1701- Books
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The English midwife enlarged : containing directions to midwives; wherein is laid down whatever is most requisite for the safe practising her art. Also instructions for women in their conceiving, bearing and nursing of children. With two new treatises, one of the cure of diseases and symptoms happening to women before and after child-birth. And another of the diseases, &c. of little children, and the conditions necessary to be considered in the choice of their nurses and milk. The whole fitted for the meanest capacities. Illustrated with near 40 copper-cuts.
Date: 1682- Books
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Introduction to the practice of midwifery. Part the fisrt [sic]. By Thomas Denman, ...
Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815.Date: 1782- Books
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The art of midwifery improv'd. Fully and plainly laying down whatever instructions are requisite to make a compleat midwife. And The many Errors in all the Books hitherto written upon this Subject clearly refuted. Illustrated with thirty eight cuts curiously Engraven on Copper Plates, representing in their due Proportion the several Positions of a Foetus. Also A New Method, demonstrating, How Infants ill situated in the Womb, whether obliquely, or in a strait Posture, may, by the Hand only, without the Use of any Instrument, be turned into their right Position, without hazarding the Life either of Mother or Child. Written in Latin by Henry à Daventer. Made English. To which is added, a preface giving some account of this work, by an eminent physician.
Deventer, Hendrik van, 1651-1724.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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A treatise of midwifry. In three parts. By Fielding Ould, Man-Midwife.
Ould, Fielding, 1710-1789.Date: MDCCXLII. [1742]- Books
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The byrth of mankynde, otherwyse named the womans booke : Newly set furth, corrected and augmented. Whose co[n]tentes ye maye rede in the table of the booke, and most playnly in the prologue. By Thomas Raynold phisition.
Raynalde, Thomas, active 1540-1551Date: Anno. M.D.xlv. [1545]- Books
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The midwife's companion; or, a treatise of midwifery: wherein the whole art is explained. Together with an account of the means to be used for conception and during pregnancy; the causes of barrenness accounted for, and some remedies proposed for the cure. Also several remarkable cases, which fell under the Author's Care, proper to be considered by Both Sexes. To which is subjoined, the true and only safe method of managing all the different kinds of the small-pox, and the Distempers incident to new-born Children. By Henry Bracken, M.D.
Bracken, Henry, 1697-1764.Date: 1737- Books
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[Hyppokratous Peri aiōnos tou anthrōpou ek tou peri sarkōn: peri heptamenou, kai peri oktamenou]. = Hippocratis De hominis aetate, ex extremo fine libri De carnibus: De septimestri: item & de octimestri partu. Accessere problemata aliquot ab hac tractatione non ita aliena / Ioanne Lalamantio, apud Heduos Burgundiae medico, interprete & enarratore.
HippocratesDate: M.D. LXXI. [1571]- Books
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The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also, the best means of helping them in natural and unnatural labours. With fit Remedies for the several Indispositions of New-Born Babes. To which is prefix'd an exact description of the parts of generation in women. A Work much more perfect than any now extant, and very necessary for all, especially Midwives and Men practising that Art. The sixth edition corrected, and augmented with several ne w figures, and with the Description of an excellent Instrument to bring a Child that comes right; All correctly Engraven in Copper. Written in French by Francis Mauriceau. And translated by Hugh Chamberlen, M.D.
Mauriceau, François, 1637-1709.Date: 1718- Books
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A general treatise of midwifry: illustrated with upwards of four hundred curious observations and reflexions concerning that art. Written originally in French by Lamotte, Sworn Surgeon and Man Midwife at Valognes. And translated into English by Thomas Tomkyns, Surgeon.
Mauquest de la Motte, Guillaume, 1655-1737.Date: MDCCXLVI. [1746]- Books
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A lecture introductory to the theory and practice of midwifery: including the history of that science; with a view of its several branches, and the proper means of attaining a perfect knowledge of the whole. Also animadversions on the qualification and deportment of an accoucheur: publicly delivered at his theatre, in Craven-Street, London. By John Leake, M.D. Member of the Royal College of Pysicians, And Physician to the Westminster Lying-in Hospital.
Leake, John, 1729-1792.Date: M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
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Aristoteles Master-piece, or, The secrets of generation displayed in all the parts thereof.
Date: 1684- Books
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The art of midwifery improv'd. Fully and plainly laying down whatever instructions are requisite to make a compleat midwife. And The many Errors in all the Books hitherto written upon this Subject clearly refuted. Illustrated with 38 cuts curiously Engraven on Copper Plates, representing in their due Proportion, the several Positions of a Foetus. Also A New Method, Demonstrating, How Infants ill situated in the Womb, whether obliquely, or in a strait Posture, may, by the Hand only, without the Use of any Instrument, be turned into their right Position without hazarding the Life either of Mother or Child Written in Latin by Henry à Daventer. Made English. To which is added, A Preface giving some Account of this Work, by an Eminent Physician.
Deventer, Hendrik van, 1651-1724.Date: 1716- Books
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A treatise on the theory and practice of midwifery, to which is now added, a set of anatomical plates, exhibiting the various cases that occur in practice, accurately engraved, with explanations. By W. Smellie, M.D. in three parts. part I.
Smellie, William, 1697-1763.Date: 1790