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The diseases of women with child, and in the 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 / written in French by Francis Mauriceau, and translated by Hugh Chamberlen.

  • Mauriceau, Francis.
Date:
1736
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Credit: The diseases of women with child, and in the 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 / written in French by Francis Mauriceau, and translated by Hugh Chamberlen. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in fignalizing themfelves at the Attack of that ftrong Place) Teem’d wholly reviv’d at the inftant they re¬ ceiv’d the News of thefe excellent Chirurgeons Arri¬ val, being confident of receiving from them fpeedy and certain Help ? One might at the fame Time perceive the Generofity of others extraordinarily augmented by the Confidence of being in their fafe Hands i Let us therefore treat no longer of what none are ignorant *, but rather make fome few Re¬ flections on the Charity ( which renders you every where fo famous) in affifting gratis with your fage and prudent Cdunfels an Infinity of Sick, who meet from all Parts at St. Come, the firft Monday of every Month in the Year, to confult you upon many Dif- eafes, to all others (except you) incurable ; defpair- ing of a Cure for their Maladies if it defcends not from your famous Magazine. This Charity alfo plainly appears in the Inftru&ion you beftow gratis upon Students in Chirurgery, appointing fome a- mongft you, to make them Demonftrations in Ana¬ tomy, and teach them the true Method of well per¬ forming all the Operations of Chirurgery *, of which Commifiion I have had the Honour to acquit my felf, as well as ’twas poflible for me, three Years, in purfuance of an Order from you to that purpofe. But tho’ in thofe Exercifes, fo ordered by you* we difcourfe not ufually of Women with Child, nor of their different Labours ; yet thinking to difcharge my felf entirely of my Duty, I hope you will not judge amifs of my publifhing this Book to the World, which I prefent to you ; in which I endea¬ vour to demonftrace exa£tly the means of remedying many Indifpofitions of Women with Child, and in Child-bed, with an exa£t Method of well practifing the Art of Midwifery, being perfuaded it may be very profitable to young Chirurgeons living in the Country, where but few fufflciently inftru&ed in all Things neceflary to be known, can be met with j I A 3 have