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.

What is to be done with those Children that are troubled with Flegm.

THere are some Children born of ill-constitution'd Women, or else of Women that have not used good nourishment in the time of their being with Child, who are very full of flegm, these you must lay upon one side, and somtimes upon the other; for if you lay them upon their backs, you may perchance choak them; you must be sure to keep their bellies soluble, causing them to void that blood kept in the Entrails from the time of their being in the womb, by giving it a little Suppository of black Sope well rubbed in fresh butter, to take away the Acrimony of it; then give it a spoonful of Syrup of Violets, this causes the flegm to pass down. If you perceive that the Infant hath not much heat, you may mix with it half the quantity of Oyl of sweet Almonds, and half of the syrup of Violets, and continue it, stroaking the stomach an•• the belly of the Infant with fresh butter, every time tha•• they undress him.