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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 Shaqi

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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.

Name: 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.
Author: Maubray, John

Maubray, John

Midwifery -- Early works to 1800; Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800

Navel-String’s coming first, and that either alone,
             or with some other Member._                             300
       25. _Of Preternatural Births, from the After-Birth’s
             coming first into the Passage._                         303
       26. _Of Preternatural Births, proceeding from the Death of
             the Infant._                                            305

                                SECT. VI.

  Chap. 1. _Of the Diet and Regimen of the Puerperial or
             Child-Bed Woman._                                       309
        2. _Of the After-Pains._                                     313
        3. _Of the Suppression of the Lochia, or
             Child-Bed-Purgations._                                  314
        4. _Of the immoderate Flux of the Lochia._                   317
        5. _Of the Acute Distempers incident to Child-Bed-Women._    319
        6. _Of the various other Accidents, incident to the
             Child-Bed-Woman._                                       323
        7. _Of the Constriction of the Navel-String, and the
             Swaddling of the Infant._                               325
        8. _Of the Nurse and her Regimen, together with the
             requisite Qualities of her Milk._                       329
        9. _Of the Diet and Ablactation, together with the
             farther Regimen of the Child._                          333
       10. _Of the various Symptoms and Indispositions, wherewith
             the Child may be Born._                                 341
       11. _Of the Sundry Symptoms, and Diseases, peculiarly
             incident to the Infant after Birth._                    346
       12. _Of the Acute Diseases of Infants._                       351

                               SECT. VII.

  Chap. 1. _Of Preternatural Conceptions._                           355
        2. _Of Superfœtations._                                      356
        3. _Of a Numerous Conception._                               358
        4. _Of False Conceptions._                                   360
        5. _Of Moles._                                               361
        6. _Of Monsters._                                            366
        7. _Of various deformed Conceptions._                        373
        8. _Of Imaginary Conceptions._                               378
        9. _Of Sterility or Barrenness._                             381

                               SECT. VIII.

  Chap. 1. _Of the Symptoms incident to the State of Widow-hood._    391
        2. _Of the Hysterick Passion._                               393
        3. _Of the Strangulation of the Womb._                       398

            With a conclusive Application of the whole Work.

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