• SEct. 1. Of the True generation of the Parts, and Increase of the Infant in the Womb, according to the days and times, till the time of the Birth. p. 1
• Sect. 2. Of the signs of Conception, and whether the Child thrive in the Womb. p. 11
• Sect. 3. Of the Nutriment of the Child in the Womb, and by what nourishment it is preser∣ved, and when it groweth up to be an Infant. p. 16
• Sect. 2. How the Infant doth in the Womb the fifth, the sixth, the seventh, and eighth month; and of the due time and form of the Birth; and causes of pain in Child-birth. p. 20
• Sect. 5. Rules for Child-bearing Women, and how to prevent Abortion. p. 28
• Sect. 6. A Dialogue between the Midwife, and the Doctor, concerning Midwives, and the de∣livery of Women in Child-birth. p. 33
• Sect. 7. Of the several natural situations of the Infant in the Mothers Womb, according to the different times of Child-bearing. p. 39
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• Sect. 8. Of difficult Births, whether they proceed from Causes external or internal. p. 42
• Sect. 9. Of the Fashions, and Figures of the Birth, and how Children are born and may be born. p. 50
• Sect. 10. Figure the first; Of unnatural Births. p. 52
• Sect. 11. Figure the Second. p. 58
• Sect. 12. Figure the Third. p. 62
• Sect. 13. Figure the Fourth. p. 64
• Sect. 14. Figure the Fifth. p. 66
• Sect. 15. Figure the Sixth. p. 68
• Sect. 16. Figure the Seventh. p. 74
• Sect. 17. Figure the Eighth. p. 78
• Sect. 18. Figure the Ninth. p. 81
• Sect. 19. Figure the Tenth. p. 83
• Sect. 20. Figure the Eleventh. p. 85
• Sect. 21. Figure the Twelfth. p. 87
• Sect. 22. Of a Birth wherein the Infant pre∣sents the Belly. p. 89
• Sect. 23. How to help a Woman in her Labor, when the Child's Head thrusts the Neck of the the Womb forth before it. p. 92
• Sect. 24. How to deliver a Woman when the Child presents the side of the Head, to the birth, or its Face. p. 95
• Sect. 25. How to deliver a Woman when the Childs Head is born, and the Womb closeth about its Neck. p. 99
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• Sect. 26. When the Navil-string comes first. p. 102
• Sect. 27. Wherein the Burthen either first of∣fers it self or comes first quite forth. p. 107
• Sect. 28. Figure the Thirteenth. p. 112
• Sect. 29. Figure the Fourteenth. p. 115
• Sect. 30. Figure the Fifteenth. p. 117
• Sect. 31. Figure the Sixteenth. p. 123
• Sect. 32. Of delivering of a Woman of a dead Child. p. 129
• Sect. 33. Of the extracting of a mola and false Conception. p. 136
• Sect. 34. Of the Secundine, or After-burden, and the best and safest way to draw it forth. p. 151

PART. II. Of Diseases happening to Big-Belly'd Women before Child-Birth.

• SEct. 1. Of Barrenness and the several kinds thereof. p. 177
• Sect. 2. Of Superfaetation. p. 195
• Sect. 3. Of Vomitings of Women with Child. p. 201
• Sect. 4. Of the pains of the Back, Loins, Reins and Hips. p. 206
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• Sect. 5. Of the pains of the Breasts. p. 209
• Sect. 6. Of involuntary voiding, and stopping of Ʋrine. p. 211
• Sect. 7. Of a Cough and difficult breathing. p. 214
• Sect. 8. Of the swelling and pains of the Thighs and Legs. p. 218
• Sect. 9. Of the Hemorrhoids. p. 221
• Sect. 10. Of the several Flaxes happening to Women with Child. p. 224
• Sect. 11. Of Fluddings. p. 229
• Sect. 12. Of the Weight of the Womb, &c. p. 233
• Sect. 13. Of the Dropsie of the Womb, &c. p. 235
• Sect. 14. Of Abortion and its causes. p. 238

PART. III. Of Diseases and Symptoms happening to Women after Child-birth.

• SEct. 1. Of Remedies for the Breasts and lower parts of the Belly of Women newly de∣livered, and how to drive back the Milk. p. 241
• Sect. 2. Of Fludding after Child-Birth. p. 244
• Sect. 3. Of the bearing down and falling out of Page  [unnumbered] the Womb and Fundament of a Woman newly layd. p. 247
• Sect. 4. Of the bruises and rents of the outward parts of the Womb, caused by Labors. p. 252
• Sect. 5. Of the After-pains. p. 254
• Sect. 6. Of the Lochia, whence they come, if good or bad, their stopping, and what ensues. p. 255
• Sect. 7. Of the Inflammation &c. of the Womb. p. 258
• Sect. 8. Of the Inflammation and Apostemation of the Breasts. p. 259
• Sect. 9. Of the curdling of the Milk in the Breasts. p. 262
• Sect. 10. Of Choping &c. and loss of the Nip∣ples. p. 265

PART. IV. Of the Diseases and Symptoms happening to lit∣tle Children: and of the choice of a Nurse.

• SEct. 1. What manner of Woman a Nurse ought to be; and whether the Mother be the best Nurse? p. 269
• Sect. 2. Of the Diseases and Symptoms which happen to Children, and first of their Diseases in general. p. 291
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• Sect. 3. Of Feavers, Meazels, and Small-Pox, in little Children. p. 293
• Sect. 4. Of the milky scab, Achores, Scald-Head and Lice. p. 295
• Sect. 5. Of the watry swelling of the Head. p. 298
• Sect. 6. Of Fright in the Sleeps, and Watchings. p. 299
• Sect. 7. Of the Falling-sickness and Convulsion. p. 301
• Sect. 8. Of pain in the Ears, Moisture, Ʋl∣cers and Worms. p. 302
• Sect. 9. Of the Thrush, bladders of the Gums, and Inflammation of the Tonsils. p. 303
• Sect. 10. Of the breeding of Teeth. p. 304
• Sect. 11. Of a Catarrh, Cough and difficult breathing. p. 305
• Sect. 12. Of the Hiccup and Vomiting. p. 307
• Sect. 13. Of the pains and puffing of the Belly. p. 309
• Sect. 14. Of the Flux of the Belly. p. 311
• Sect. 15. Of Costiveness. p. 312
• Sect. 16. Of Worms. p. 313
• Sect. 17. Of the Rupture. p. 314
• Sect. 18. Of Bunching out, and inflammation of the Navil. p. 315
• Sect. 19. Of the falling out of the Fundament. p. 316
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• Sect. 20. Of difficulty and stopping of Ʋrine. p. 317
• Sect. 21. Of not holding Ʋrine. p. 318
• Sect. 22. Of Leanness and Bewitching. p. 319