The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered.: Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.

Title

The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered.: Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.

Author

Sharp, Jane, Mrs.

Publication

London :: Printed for Simon Miller, at the Star at the West End of St. Pauls,

1671.

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Subject terms

Midwifery -- History. -- England

Midwives -- History. -- England

Obstetrics -- History. -- England

Women in medicine -- History. -- England

Women -- Social conditions. -- England

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Contents

• title page
• dedication
• TO THE MIDWIVES OF ENGLAND.
• THE CONTENTS Of the several CHAPTERS.
• THE MID-WIVES BOOK.
  • BOOK. I.
    • The Introduction.
    • CHAP. I.
    • CHAP. II.
    • CHAP. III.
    • CHAP. IV.
    • CHAP. V.
    • CHAP. VI.
    • CHAP. VII.
    • CHAP. VIII.
    • CHAP. IX.
    • CHAP. X.
    • CHAP. XI.
    • CHAP. XII.
    • CHAP. XIII.
    • CHAP. XIV.
    • CHAP. XV.
    • CHAP. XVI.
    • CHAP. XVII.
    • CHAP. XVIII.
  • BOOK II.
    • CHAP. I.
    • CHAP. II.
    • CHAP. III.
    • CHAP. IV.
    • CHAP. V.
    • CHAP. VI.
    • CHAP. VII.
    • CHAP. VIII.
      • The Table.
    • CHAP. IX.
  • BOOK. III.
    • CHAP. I.
    • CHAP. II.
  • BOOK. IV.
    • CHAP. I.
    • CHAP. II.
    • CHAP. III.
    • CHAP. IV.
    • CHAP. V.
    • CHAP. VI.
    • CHAP. VII.
    • CHAP. VIII.
      • A Powder to hinder Abortion.
      • For an Ague.
      • For the wind.
      • Against sudden frights.
      • To strengthen the Child in the Womb.
      • To strengthen the Matrix.
  • BOOK. V.
    • CHAP. I.
      • Baths for Child-bed Women.
      • For Excoriation of the Privities.
      • Against the Piles or Hemorrhoids.
      • The Menstrual blood stopt.
      • Against the too great running down of the Menstrual blood.
    • CHAP. II.
    • CHAP. III.
    • CHAP. IV.
      • Of Womens vomiting in Child-Bed.
    • CHAP. V.
    • CHAP. VI.
      • To provoke the Termes.
    • CHAP. VII.
    • CHAP. VIII.
    • CHAP. IX.
    • CAHP. X.
    • CHAP. XI.
    • CHAP. XII.
    • CHAP. XIII.
  • BOOK. VI.
    • CHAP. I.
    • CHAP. II.
    • CHAP. III.
    • CHAP. IV.
    • CHAP. V.
    • CAAP. VI.
    • CHAP. VII.
• Books Printed for, or Sold by Simon Miller, at the Star, at the West-end of S. Pauls.
  • Quarto.
  • Large Octavo.
  • Small Octavo.
  • Large Twelves.
  • Small Twelves.