The English midwife enlarged containing directions to midwives; wherein is laid down whatever is most requisite for the safe practising her art. Also instructions for women in their conceiving, bearing and nursing of children. With two new treatises, one of the cure of diseases and symptoms happening to women before and after child-birth. And another of the diseases, &c. of little children, and the conditions necessary to be considered in the choice of their nurses and milk. The whole fitted for the meanest capacities. Illustrated with near 40 copper-cuts.

SECT. XIX. Figure the Tenth.

DR. But sometimes (Mrs.) it happens that it offers it self with its shoulders forwards, and the head turned backwards, but the feet and hands lifted up, as in the en∣suing figure; How will you help here?

[illustration] depiction of the baby in the womb in an unnatural position for birth: presentation of the shoulders

Mid. In this case, Sir; I must in the first place move backward the shoulders of the In∣fant, that it may first appear with the head forward; and this may easily be done, be∣cause the shoulders being but a little up, the head of it self will fall down to the orifice of the womb, as being nearest to it. But if there must be any other way attempted, she must be brought back to the bed, and then so stir∣red and rouled, and used according to those directions formerly hinted.