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. II. Of Fludding after Child-birth.

OF that preceding Labor before: this blood now flows more abundantly, by how much 'tis hotter, or mov'd by a long and hard Labor, and the Wo∣man's full of blood; and besides what's said, note, sometimes this blood continu∣ing to flow, and remaining i'th bottom oth' Womb becomes clotted, which cau∣seth a new Flud, and continues by Fits, and i'th intervals there comes away some wheyishness of the imprison'd blood, which dissolves, and makes some ignorant People think the Flux is stop'd, tho it continue flowing within, wherein it stops only by the clotted blood, when which comes away it begins a fresh. This is a more dangerous accident then any can happen to one newly lay'd, which dispat∣ches her so soon, if in great quantity▪ that there's often scarce time to remedy it, so that you are immediately to apply remedies, both to stop, and turn back from

the places whence it flows; to which end if it be a false Conception, piece of the burthen, or clotted blood, use all di∣ligence to fetch them away, or cause them to be speedily expell'd; but if it flows and nothing remain, bleed her i'th Arm, not so much to empty the fulness, as to turn the course; lay her body equally flat, not raised, and keep quiet without turning from side to side: nor must the upper part of her Belly be swath'd or bolstered; keep her Chamber a little cool, and not too warm in Bed: All forbid Clysters lest they say, humors be cal'd down; but the contrary hath been expe∣rimentally found, that great fluddings have been stopt by pretty strong clensing ones.

But if for all this the Flud continues, then to the last Remedy, which is to lay her upon fresh Straw, with a single cloth upon it and no Quilt, applying cloths wet in Vinegar and water along her Loins, and if in the Winter a little warm; give every half hour a little strong broth, with a few spoonfuls of Gelly, and between whiles the yelk of a new laid Egg; give her not too much food at a

time; drinking red Wine with a little water wherein Iron hath been quenched; If all this prevail not she will be in dan∣ger of her life.