A directory for midwives, or, A guide for women : in their conception : bearing; and suckling their children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinders conceptions, and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in their labor. 8. A guide for women in their lying in. 9. Of nursing children : to cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book / by Nicholas Culpeper Gent., student in physick and astrology.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 7, item 3.

Standardized Title:

Directory for midwives. Part 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obstetrics--Early works to 1800.

Obstetrics.

Gynecology--Early works to 1800.

Gynecology.

Genre:

Manuals (Handbooks) -- England -- 17th century.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 161 pages, 15 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered folded leaves of plates ; 8⁰

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

Newly corrected from many gross errors.

Other Title:

Culpeper's Midwife enlarged

Place of Publication:

London : printed for George Sawbridge, at the sign of the Bible on Ludgate-Hill, 1675.

Summary:

Obstetric and gynecological manual for midwives.

Notes:

Part 2 of this edition for George Sawbridge was published in the following year (Wing C7498A).

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; Oxford, England : Bodleian Photographic Service. 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 7, item 3.

Cited in:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), C7493

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR23796.

OCLC:

63661129