The midwives book. Or the whole art of midwifery discovered. Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves / [Jane Sharp].

  • Sharp, Jane
Date:
1671
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Credit: The midwives book. Or the whole art of midwifery discovered. Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves / [Jane Sharp]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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