The expert mid-wife a treatise of the diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also, of the best ways and means of help in natural and unnatural labours. With fit remedies for the various maladies of new born babes. A work more full than any yet extant: and most necessar [sic] for all bearing women, mid-wifes, and others that practise this art. By Mr. James McMath, M.D.
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- The expert mid-wife a treatise of the diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also, of the best ways and means of help in natural and unnatural labours. With fit remedies for the various maladies of new born babes. A work more full than any yet extant: and most necessar [sic] for all bearing women, mid-wifes, and others that practise this art. By Mr. James McMath, M.D.
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- Macmath, James, 1648-1696.
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- Edinburgh :: printed by George Mosman, and are to be sold at his shop in the Parliament Closs.,
- M. DC. XCIV. [1694]
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Contents
- title page
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TO THE
LADY MARQƲISE OF DOUGLAS. -
TO THE READER ESPECIALLY Bearing WOMEN AND
Mid-wives. -
The First BOOK:
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CHAP. I.
Of the Fertilityand Steri∣lityof Women. -
CHAP. II.
Of Conception. -
CHAP. III. Signs of Conception. -
CHAP. IV. Of the Infants Formation. -
CHAP. V. Of a True, and False big Belly, and their Signs. -
CHAP. VI. How to know the different Times, and a true Term of Pregnancy. -
CHAP. VII. If Woman go withBoy orGirle, and if she have more thanOne. -
CHAP. VIII.
Of Superfoetation. -
CHAP. IX. Of a Mole. -
CHAP. X. Of a right Government in Pregnancy, against bad Accidents. -
CHAP. XI.
Of Vomitings. -
CHAP. XII. Of Pains in the Back, Reins, Hips and Groyns. -
CHAP. XIII. Of pains of the Breasts. -
CHAP. IV. Of Incontinency and diffi∣culty of Ʋrin. -
CHAP. XV. Of the Cough and difficult Breathing. -
CHAP. XVI. Of the Swelling and Pains of Thighs and Leggs. -
CHAP. XVII.
Of Haemmoroids. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of pregnantWomens BellyFluxes. -
CHAP. XIX. Of Courses, of Flooding, and Whites. -
CHAP. XX. Of the Weight or bearing down of the Womb. -
CHAP. XXI. Of the Dropsy of theWomb and Oedematous Swelling of the Lips of thePrivi∣ties. -
CHAP. XXII. Of theVenereal Disease inPregnant Women. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of Abortion.
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CHAP. I.
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BOOK II.
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CHAP. I. Of Labour in General. -
CHAP. II. Of theSigns Antecedent, and Concomitant, of a NaturalLabour, and the Non-natural. -
CHAP. III. Of the Membranes, and Wa∣ters inclosed therein. -
CHAP. IV. Of theBurden andNavel-String, -
CHAP. V. Of the variousSituations of theInfant in theWomb. -
CHAP. VI. What theWoman is to doe, when herTime draws near. -
CHAP. VII. What must be done, when theWoman falls inLabour. -
CHAP. VIII. TheManner of expeding a NaturalLabour, of one or moreChildren. -
CHAP. IX. How to fetch away theAfter-Burden. -
CHAP. X. Of theCauses andCures of bad, and unnaturalLa∣bours. -
CHAP. XI. The way of manualOpera∣tion in unnaturalLa∣bours. -
CHAP. XII. Signs if theChild be Dead or Alive. -
CHAP. XIII. To fetch theAfter-Birth when theString is broke. -
CHAP. XIV. Of bringing aChild Foot∣ling. -
CHAP. XV. How to do, when theHead thrusts out theNeck of theWomb before it. -
CHAP. XVI. How to fetch aChild, when coming right it stops, be∣ing too big, or theWay strait. -
CHAP. XVII. TheWay ofDelivery, when aChild presents theSide of theHead, theCheek, orFace. -
CHAP. XVIII. OfDelivery, when theWomb closeth about theNeck after theHead is born. -
CHAP. XIX. Of aDelivery, when one or bothHands come with theHead, or when the one or bothHands offer alone. -
CHAP. XX. Of aDelivery, whenHands andFeet offer together. -
CHAP. XXI. Of aDelivery, when theKnees offer. -
CHAP. XXII. Of aDelivery, when aShoulder offers, theBack orButtocks. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of aDelivery, when theBreast, Belly orSide presents. -
CHAP. XXIV. Of theDelivery, when se∣veralInfants present to∣gether in some of these differentPostures. - chapter - 25
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CHAP. XXVI. OfFloodings andConvul∣sions inLabour. -
CHAP. XXVII. Of theDelivery, when aChild isHydropical, orMonstruous. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Delivering of a DeadChild. -
CHAP. XXIX: Of Extracting aMole and FalseConcepiton. -
CHAP. XXX. Of the CaesareanSection.
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BOOK III.
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CHAP. I. Of Ordering aWoman new laid, and Naturally De∣livered. -
CHAP. II. OfApplications to herBirth, Belly, andBreasts. -
CHAP. III. How to GovernWomen inChild-bed, when there is no illAccident. -
CHAP. IV. How to put away theMilk fromThese who give notSuck. -
CHAP. V. OfChild-bed Cleansings. -
CHAP. VI. OfFloodings, or an immode∣rateFlux of theCleans∣ings. -
CHAP. VII. Of theSuppression of Child-bedCleansings. -
CHAP. VIII. Of theProlapse ofWomb andFundament. -
CHAP. IX. Of Bruises and Rents of theBirth, or outward Parts of theWomb. -
CHAP. X. OfAfter-Pains orGrind∣ing. -
CHAP. XI. OfInflammation of theWomb afterLabour. -
CHAP. XII. Of aBelly Flux afterLa∣bour. -
CHAP. XIII. OfTumors andRuptures of theBelly and others. -
CHAP. XIV. OfInflammation of New∣lighter WomensBreasts. -
CHAP. XV. Of theCurdling andClod∣ding of theMilk. -
CHAP. XVI. OfAposthumes of theBreasts. -
CHAP. XVII. OfExcoriations and loss of theNipples. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of theFeavers ofChild-Bed-Women. -
CHAP. XIX. Of Right Ordering and Dressing New-bornIn∣fants. -
CHAP. XX. OfDyeting andOrdering the New-bornInfant. -
CHAP. XXI. Of InfantsWeakness when Born. -
CHAP. XXII. OfContusions andHurts of theHead and otherParts. -
CHAP. XXIII. Of theMould andSutures of theHead being too open. -
CHAP. XXIV. Of the ClosedFundament. -
CHAP. XXV. Of Cutting theTongue when tyed. -
CHAP. XXVI. OfPains andGrips of theBelly. -
CHAP. XXVII. Of theInflamation, Ulce∣ration, shooting forth, andRupture of theNavel. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Of InfantsScaldings. -
CHAP. XXIX. OfUlcers of theMouth. -
CHAP. XXX. OfTeething. -
CHAP. XXXI. Of InfantsLooseness. -
CHAP. XXXII. Of InfantsVomitings. -
CHAP. XXXIII. OfEpilepsy andConvul∣sion. -
CHAP. XXXIV. Of InfantsRuptures. -
CHAP. XXXV. OfScabs on theHeads andFaces ofInfants. -
CHAP. XXXV. Of the SmallPox andMea∣zils. -
CHAP. XXXVII. Of theVenereal Pox. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of keepingInfants from be∣ingGlied, Awry, Croo∣ked orLame. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Of aNurse.
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- A TABLE OF THE CHAPTERS.