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. XVIII. Of Bunching out, and Inflamma∣tion of the Navil.

IF the Midwife left too much of it that it bunches out, it is more troublesome then dangerous, if the rim of the Belly be loose, it starts not much out, and is not bigger by crying; and wind stretches it out; then use a pultis of Cummin, Bay-berries, Lupines powdered with red Wine, then use an Astrin∣gent Plaister as in Ruptures and roul it. If the rim be broken, first put in the Gut, then bind it close after you have apply'd an astrin∣gent Plaister, and given Medicines as against Ruptures.

The Inflammation is from pain when 'tis not well tyed, which draws blood to it: There's redness, hardness, heat and beating; if it turn to an Impostume and breaks, the Guts come forth and the Child usually dyes, if not presently hope by a skilful Chyrurge∣on: First abate the Inflammation with Ʋn∣guentum album, and Populeon, &c. and repel the blood with a dram of Frankincense, Acacia, and Fleabean seed of each half a dram, made into a pultis with some white of an Egg.