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John Maubray. The Female Physician
The Female Physician
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THE FEMALE PHYSICIAN, Containing all the Diseases incident to that Sex, INVirgins, Wives, and Widows; TOGETHER With their Causes and Symptoms, their Degrees of Danger, and respective Methods of Prevention and Cure: To which is added, The Whole ART of New improv’dMidwifery; COMPREHENDING The necessary Qualifications of a Midwife, and particular Directions for laying Women, in all Cases of Difficult and PreternaturalBirths; together with the Diet and Regimen of both the Mother and Child
To all Learned and Judicious Professors ofPhysick, as well as Ingenuous and Experienced Practisers ofMidwifery
THE. PREFACE. TO THE. READER
THE. CONTENTS
SECT. I
CHAP. I. Of GOD
CHAP. II. Of NATURE
CHAP. III. Of MAN
CHAP. IV. Of the SOUL
CHAP. V. Of theFacultiesof the SOUL
CHAP. VI. Of theHumane Body
CHAP. VII. Of the Formation of theEMBRYO
CHAP. VIII. Of the Animation of the FOETUS
CHAP. IXOf the MATURATION of the INFANT
CHAP. X. Of the NUTRITION and POSTURE of the INFANT
CHAP. XI. Of theMembranesandWaters
CHAP. XII. Of the SECUNDINE, or AFTER-BIRTH
CHAP. XIII. Of the UMBILICAL VESSELS, or NAVEL-STRING
SECT. II
CHAP. I. Of the SYMPTOMS peculiar to the State of MAIDEN-HOOD
CHAP. II. Of VIRGINITY
CHAP. III. Of the Virgin-Disease, commonly called the GREEN-SICKNESS
CHAP. IV. Of LOVE
CHAP. V. Of COPULATION
CHAP. VI. Remarks upon COPULATION
CHAP. VII. Of the Power of the IMAGINATIVE FACULTY
CHAP. VIII. Of the SIMILITUDE of Children
SECT. III
CHAP. I. Of CONCEPTION
CHAP. II. Of the Signs of CONCEPTION
CHAP. III. Of the DIET and REGIMEN of the Pregnant Woman
CHAP. IV. Of the SYMPTOMS of the first three Months
CHAP. V. Of VOMITING, or NAUSEATING
CHAP. VI. Of FASTIDY, or LOATHING
CHAP. VII. Of the PICA or LONGING
CHAP. VIII. Of CHOLICKS and GRIPES
CHAP. IX. Of a DIARRHEA, or LOOSENESS
CHAP. X. Of the TOOTH-ACH
CHAP. XI. Of the HEAD-ACH
CHAP. XII. Of the MEGRIM, or VERTIGO
CHAP. XIII. Of the SYMPTOMS of the middle Three Months
CHAP. XIV. Of COUGHS
CHAP. XV. Of HEART-BEATINGS and SWOONING-FITS
CHAP. XVI. Of WATCHINGS
CHAP. XVII. Of PAINS in the Hips, Loins, &c
CHAP. XVIII. Of HÆMORRHAGIES, or BLEEDINGS
CHAP. XIX. Of FLUXES of BLOOD
CHAP. XX. Of the SYMPTOMS of the last three Months
CHAP. XXI. Of DYSURIES, ISCHURIES, and STRANGURIES
CHAP. XXII. Of COSTIVENESS
CHAP. XXIII. Of TENESMS
CHAP. XXIV. Of the VARICES, or Vein-Tumours
CHAP. XXV. Of the INFLATIONS and TUMOURS of the LEGS
CHAP. XXVI. Of FISSURES or CHOPS of the BELLY
CHAP. XXVII. Of WATER-FLUXES
CHAP. XXVIII. Of Acute DISEASES incident to the CHILD-BEARING WOMAN
CHAP. XXIX. Of the DEBILITY and WEAKNESS of the Fœtus
CHAP. XXX. Of ABORTION
CHAP. XXXI. Of a LEGITIMATE BIRTH
CHAP. XXXII. Of an ILLEGITIMATE BIRTH
CHAP. XXXIII. Of a Seven-Months BIRTH
CHAP. XXXIV. Of an Eight-Months BIRTH
CHAP. XXXV. Of a Nine-Months BIRTH
CHAP. XXXVI. Of a Ten-Months BIRTH
CHAP. XXXVII. Of an Eleven-Months, and all posteriour BIRTHS
CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the Reasons why ONE Number of Months, Weeks, and Days, is more Auspicious to BIRTH, than ANOTHER
CHAP. XXXIX. Of the DIET and REGIMEN of the Woman, before and about the Time of BIRTH
CHAP. XL. Of the Natural Causes of BIRTH, and Pains of LABOUR
CHAP. XLI. Of the CAUSES of a sooner, or later BIRTH
SECT. IV
CHAP. I. Of MIDWIFERY
CHAP. II. Of the Qualifications of the Ordinary MIDWIFE
CHAP. III. Of the THEORETICAL and PRACTICAL Knowledge of the MIDWIFE
CHAP. IV. Of the QUALIFICATIONS of the Extraordinary MIDWIFE
CHAP. V. Of the External Parts of GENERATION
CHAP. VI. Of the Internal Parts of GENERATION
CHAP. VII. Of the PELVIS
CHAP. VIII. Of the BONES of the PELVIS
CHAP. IX. Of the WOMB
CHAP. X. Of the Extensive Faculty of the WOMB
CHAP. XI. Of the Substantial Density of the WOMB
CHAP. XII. Of the various Local Motion of the WOMB
CHAP. XIII. Of the Oblique Situation of the WOMB
CHAP. XIV. Of TOUCHING or HANDLING the Woman
CHAP. XV. Of the various Uses and Advantages of the TOUCH
CHAP. XVI. Of the Genuine and Spurious LABOUR-PAINS
CHAP. XVII. Of the True Method of LAYING the Woman
CHAP. XVIII. Of the Method of Extracting the SECUNDINE,
SECT. V
CHAP. I. Of BIRTH
CHAP. II. Of Natural BIRTHS
CHAP. III. Of Natural Difficult BIRTHS
CHAP. IV. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from External Causes
CHAP. V. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from Causes of the MOTHER
CHAP. VI. Of Difficult BIRTHS proceeding from Causes of the INFANT
CHAP. VII. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from Causes of the MEMBRANES
CHAP. VIII. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from the Causes of the PELVIS
CHAP. IX. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from Causes of the Bones of the PELVIS
CHAP. X. Of Difficult BIRTHS, proceeding from Causes of the BLADDER and RECTUM
CHAP. XI. Of Difficult BIRTHS proceeding from the Causes of the VAGINA
CHAP. XII. Of Preternatural BIRTHS
CHAP. XIII. Of Præternatural BIRTHS, by the FACE’s being turn’d upwards; or bent forwards, and the CROWN backwards
CHAP. XIV. Of Præternatural BIRTHS, by the Hand, Elbow, Shoulder, Knees, or Buttocks presenting first
CHAP. XV. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, by the Breast, Belly, or Back, presenting first; and the INFANT’s lying transverse
CHAP. XVI. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, by the Feet presenting first
CHAP. XVII. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, by Two, or more INFANTS presenting themselves ill-Turn’d
CHAP. XVIII. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, proceeding from Causes of the WOMB
CHAP. XIX. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, from the WOMB’s inclining Forwards
CHAP. XX. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, from the WOMB’s inclining backwards
CHAP. XXI. Of Præternatural BIRTHS, from the WOMB’s inclining to either Side
CHAP. XXII. Of Præternatural BIRTHS, proceeding from the Median oblique Situations of the WOMB
CHAP. XXIII. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, proceeding from complicated Causes, of both the INFANT and the WOMB
CHAP. XXIV. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, proceeding from the NAVEL-STRING’s coming first, and that either alone, or with some other Member
CHAP. XXV. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, from the AFTER-BIRTH’s coming first into the PASSAGE
CHAP. XXVI. Of Preternatural BIRTHS, proceeding from the Death of the INFANT
SECT. VI
CHAP. I. Of the DIET and REGIMEN of the Puerperial or Child-Bed-Woman
CHAP. II. Of the AFTER-PAINS
CHAP. III. Of the Suppression of the LOCHIA, or Child-Bed-Purgations
CHAP. IV. Of the immoderate Flux of the LOCHIA
CHAP. V. Of the Acute Distempers incident to CHILD-BED-WOMEN
CHAP. VI. Of the various other Accidents incident to the CHILD-BED-WOMAN
CHAP. VII. Of the Constriction of the NAVEL-STRING, and the Swaddling of the Infant
CHAP. VIII. Of the NURSE and her Regimen, together with the requisite Qualities of her MILK
CHAP. IX. Of the Diet and Ablactation, together with the farther Regimen of the CHILD
CHAP. X. Of the various Symptoms and Indispositions wherewith theChildmay be Born
CHAP. XI. Of the Sundry Symptoms and Diseases, peculiarly incident to theInfantafter itsBirth
CHAP. XII. Of the Acute Diseases ofInfants
SECT. VII
CHAP. I. Of PræternaturalConceptions
CHAP. II. OfSUPERFÆTATIONS
CHAP. III. Of a NumerousConception
CHAP. IV. Of FalseConceptions
CHAP. V. OfMoles
CHAP. VI. Of Monsters
CHAP. VII. Of various deformedConceptions
CHAP. VIII. Of ImaginaryConceptions
CHAP. IX. Of theSterilityorBarrennessofWomen
SECT. VIII
CHAP. I. Of the Symptoms incident to the State ofWIDOW-HOOD
CHAP. II. Of theHysterick Passion
CHAP. III. Of the Strangulation of theWomb
CONCLUSION
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