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A short account of the state of midwifery in London, Westminster, etc. Wherein an effectual method is proposed, to enable the midwomen to perform their office ... with as much ease, speed, and safety, as the most dexterous midmen ... / [John Douglas].

  • Douglas, John, approximately 1680-1743.
Date:
1736
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A short account of the state of midwifery in London, Westminster, etc. Wherein an effectual method is proposed, to enable the midwomen to perform their office ... with as much ease, speed, and safety, as the most dexterous midmen ... / [John Douglas]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    of fo many women and children, might have been prevented ? “ By this manual operation a labour may “ be difpatched, (on the leaft difficulty/* fo that on.the leaft difficulty, either to Midwomen or Midmen, we muft immediately run for one of the Noftrum-mongers. “ with fewer pains, andfoon- “ er> t0 t!'e great advantage, and without danger “ both of woman and child. H e is not content with having thus acquainted ns with the great value of his fecret, and who be- fides himfelf are poffeffed of it, in his epiftle, but alfo mentions and recommends it over and over ad naufeam ufque, through the whole of his remarks on this work, for fear the Midwomen fhould at¬ tend Mr. Mauriceau fo much, that they ffiould for¬ get his Noftrum, E. G. Mr. Mauriceau, pao- “If there be any .cafe, wherein “ 0llSnt t0 make the greateft refleftion, andufe “ m,°11, Precaution in his art, it is this; to know whether the infant be alive or dead ?5’ Dr. Cham- berlen remarks, “ This caution is not fo neceffarv “ to thofe praftitoners which can fetch a child “ coming right, _ or with the Arm j without ^oks or lharp mftruments, as the tranflator of this book, and his father, and his brothers can.” A R. Chapman in his eflay on Midwifery 1730 %s. Dr Chamberlen’s fecret was the Forceps. PC- makes the Showing quaint obfervatipn on fore-mentioned remark: “Here is fome- rhmg very odd methinks, in applying this J,ret t0 bofh there cafes, as equaSy krvice- e t0 ei^ier? the cafes differing fo very C 2