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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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    AUTHORS ' Tlo all my dear Brethren, the Sworn Ma- fler-Chirurgeons of the City of Paris. Gentlemen, A'N TING a firm and folid Prop for the x T _ f r r* * f 'it • • W Weaknefs of my Concepcions, t will imitate the Generality of Authors, who chufe the Protedlion of fome credible Perlons, under whofe Names to publifh their Works to the World : But I’ll not fol¬ low the Cuftom of thofe who dedicate them for the mod part to Perfons wholly ignorant of the Matter treated on, from no other Inducement but a merce¬ nary Recompence. This, Gentlemen, obliges me to add refs my felf to you, as the only fit Judges of it, and to older you the firft Fruits of my Labours, which might run the Hazard of being gnawed by the Worm of Envy, if not put into your Hands for Protection. I offer it in Acknowledgment of the Honour you conferr’d on me, when fome time fince you received me into your famous Company ; and to acquit my felf of the Obligation low’d you ; For, being a Member of your Body, all my Pains ought to be for you. This is the Reafon I could not pre- fent it to any other, without being guilty of a do-