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Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800 books

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Top authorspseud. Aristotle William Clark Lemuel Gulliver John Maubray Elizabeth Nihell Nathanael St. André

Cover of The Female Physician
Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; Together with Their Causes and Symptoms, Their Degrees of Danger, and Respective Methods of Prevention and Cure: To Which Is Added, the Whole Art of New Improv'd Midwifery; Comprehending the Necessary Qualifications of a Midwife, and Particular Directions for Laying Women, in All Cases of Difficult and Preternatural Births; Together with the Diet and Regimen of Both the Mother and Child.

The Female Physician Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; Together with Their Causes and Symptoms, Their Degrees of Danger, and Respective Methods of Prevention and Cure: To Which Is Added, the Whole Art of New Improv'd Midwifery; Comprehending the Necessary Qualifications of a Midwife, and Particular Directions for Laying Women, in All Cases of Difficult and Preternatural Births; Together with the Diet and Regimen of Both the Mother and Child.

John Maubray

Cover of Aristotle's works:
Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

Aristotle's works: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies

pseud. Aristotle

Cover of A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery
Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife

A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife

Elizabeth Nihell

Les caquets de l'accouchée nouvelle édition revue sur les pièces originales

A Short Narrative of an Extraordinary Delivery of Rabbets, Perform'd by Mr. John Howard Surgeon at Guilford

Nathanael St. André

Cover of The Province of Midwives in the Practice of their Art
Instructing them in the timely knowledge of such difficulties as require the assistance of Men, for the preservation of Mother and Child; very necessary for the perusal of all the sex interested in the subject, and interspersed with some New and Useful Observations.

The Province of Midwives in the Practice of their Art Instructing them in the timely knowledge of such difficulties as require the assistance of Men, for the preservation of Mother and Child; very necessary for the perusal of all the sex interested in the subject, and interspersed with some New and Useful Observations.

William Clark

Cover of The Anatomist Dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed.
Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; As It Appears From His Own Narrative.

The Anatomist Dissected: or the man-midwife finely brought to bed. Being an examination of the conduct of Mr. St. Andre. Touching the late pretended rabbit-bearer; As It Appears From His Own Narrative.

Lemuel Gulliver