Observations in midwifery, particularly on the different methods of assisting women in tedious and difficult labours. To which are added, observations on the principal disorders incident to women and children / By William Dease.

  • Dease, William, 1752?-1798.
Date:
MDCCLXXXIII. [1783]
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Credit: Observations in midwifery, particularly on the different methods of assisting women in tedious and difficult labours. To which are added, observations on the principal disorders incident to women and children / By William Dease. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a SS full of bones.—In fhort, I extraGted the entire bones of a fetus which cor- refponded with her account ; for it feemed to be very near full grown. centa camealfo away. I wafhed out from the cavity with an injection of the infufion of camomile, mixed with honey, the greateft quantity of pu- trid fanies which feemed to be ina {tate of high fermentation. <A gene- rous antifeptic regimen was ordered, the effervefcent draughts, bark, wine, &c. given. I ufed the injections twice a day. In a fhort time all the putrid ap- pearance fubfided ; a fuppuration fol- lowed ; the fever and other fymptoms of putrefcency gave way. ‘The great cavity gradually contracted, and the woman was difcharged the hofpital in fix weeks, and has continued ever fince in perfect health.—She never menftruated from the time of conceiv- ing. | I xiooKx on this to have been an on