The compleat midwife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man containing a perfect directory or rules for midwives and nurses : as also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children from the experience of our English authors, viz., Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... : with instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... / by John Pechey ... ; the whole illustrated with copper plates.

An Opiate to be given to Childern newly born.

TAke Mithridate of Alexandria three drams, Con∣serve of Bugloss and Roses, of each one dram; mingle them well together, and keep them in a glass Vessel well stopt; an hour, or half an hour after the Child is born, before it hath suckt, give to it of the foresaid opiate, to the quantity of a Filberd; let it not suck till five hours after; continue thus doing for a month, giving the Child this opiate once in a week; and then it will be sufficient, that the Child abstain but an hours space from the Teat.

It will not be amiss to anoint the Navel of the Child

with an ointment made of Ambergreece, and Suet, e∣qual parts, with a little oil of sweet-Almonds. This will preserve the child from Epilepsies and Convulsions.