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A directory for midwives : or, a guide for women, in their conception, bearing, and suckling their children. The first part contains. I. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. II. The Formation of the Child in the Womb. III. What hinders Conception, and its Remedies. IV. What furthers Conception. V. A Guide for Women in Conception. VI. Of Miscarriages in Women. Vii. A Guide for Women in their Labour. Viii. A Guide for Women in their Lying-In. IX. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book By Nicholas Culpeper, Gent. Student in Physic and Astrology. Newly corrected from many Gross Errors. Newly corrected from many gross errors.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO) Available online
Eighteenth Century Collections Online I (ECCO)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Obstetrics--Early works to 1800.
- Obstetrics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (336p. )
- Other Title:
- Directory for midwives
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes, S. Crowder and Co. S. Ballard, C. and R. Ware, and B. Law. and Co, M.DCC.LXII. [1762]
- Notes:
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T136151.
- OCLC:
- 642397891
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