The art of midwifery reduced to principles: in which, are explained the most safe and established methods of practice, in each kind of delivery; with a summary history of the art: translated from the French original: to which is added an appendix by the translator; containing illustrative remarks on conception and pregnancy: and on those particulars, taught by Dr. Astruc, which vary from the methods adopted by the best accoucheurs here / [Jean Astruc].

  • Astruc, Jean, 1684-1766
Date:
1767
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Credit: The art of midwifery reduced to principles: in which, are explained the most safe and established methods of practice, in each kind of delivery; with a summary history of the art: translated from the French original: to which is added an appendix by the translator; containing illustrative remarks on conception and pregnancy: and on those particulars, taught by Dr. Astruc, which vary from the methods adopted by the best accoucheurs here / [Jean Astruc]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    APPEND I Xo 3SS SECT. VIII. Of violent floodings after delivery: Dr. Astruc appears, mbft probably from fome accident, to have omitted fpe'aking in this work of the treatment of thole floodings, which frequently happen after delivery, and which make, fometimes, one of the mo ft alarming and embarraffing, though, perhaps, not in reality the moft dangerous, accidents, which attend that ftate. In fpeaking of the lochia, he men¬ tions, indeed, the means, by which the mid~ wives may diftinguifh when they are too great, or too final! *, but fays nothing further of what is to be done in cafe of excels, or an adlual hoe- morrhage. He occafionally fpeaks of the flood¬ ings that happen in pregnancy ^ and which he feems to think are almoft always followed by abortion: but that is a fornewhat different cafe from haemorrhages after delivery. In the trea- tifes on the difeafes of women, he fupplies this chafm, as it may be juftlv efteemed here: as floodings after delivery may, with rbafon, be deemed as much a part of the proper fubjeft, as thole during pregnancy. In this part of the treatife on the difeafes of wo- tnen, he directs, for uterine haemorrhages after delivery, bleeding once or twice in the arm, eight or nine ounces each time; and that the patient fhould be nourifhed with incraffating- diet, as rice, gruel, femoule, and panada, dreft with weak broth; or fome yolks of eggs: but if there be a fever, chicken or veal broth, with the hind parts of frogs; or fifh broth , and, for A a 4 the