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foot_n the_o midwife_n must_v thrust_v they_o back_o and_o turn_v the_o child_n right_a which_o may_v be_v do_v by_o place_v the_o woman_n on_o she_o back_o upon_o a_o bed_n with_o her_o head_n low_a and_o foot_n high_a chap._n xxiii_o of_o a_o dead_a child_n when_o the_o child_n be_v dead_a the_o motion_n of_o it_o cease_v which_o either_o the_o woman_n feel_v before_o in_o the_o womb_n or_o the_o midwife_n with_o her_o hand_n a_o sense_n of_o weight_n with_o pain_n afflict_v the_o belly_n and_o the_o child_n fall_v like_o a_o stone_n from_o side_n to_o side_n the_o belly_n feel_v cold_a the_o eye_n be_v hollow_a the_o face_n and_o lip_n pale_a the_o extreme_a part_n cold_a and_o livid_v the_o breast_n flaccid_a and_o at_o length_n the_o child_n putrify_v stink_a matter_n flow_v from_o the_o womb_n
the_o first_o day_n after_o a_o difficult_a labour_n and_o be_v accompany_v with_o a_o long_a train_n of_o hysteric_a symptom_n and_o as_o it_o happen_v only_o on_o the_o first_o day_n so_o usual_o do_v not_o last_v long_o for_o if_o a_o thicken_a diet_n be_v order_v it_o soon_o abate_v the_o follow_a drink_n may_v be_v also_o use_v take_v of_o plantain_n water_n and_o red_a wine_n each_o one_o pint_n boil_v they_o till_o a_o three_o part_n be_v consume_v sweeten_v it_o with_o a_o sufficient_a quantity_n of_o white_a sugar_n and_o let_v she_o take_v half_a a_o pint_n twice_o or_o thrice_o a_o day_n and_o in_o the_o mean_a while_o the_o follow_a medicine_n tie_v up_o in_o a_o rag_n may_v be_v often_o hold_v to_o her_o nose_n take_v of_o galbanum_fw-la and_o assa_fw-la foetida_fw-la each_o two_o dram_fw-la of_o castor_n one_o dram_n and_o half_a of_o volatile_a salt_n of_o amber_n half_a a_o dram_n mingle_v they_o or_o instead_o of_o it_o spirit_n of_o sal_fw-la armoniac_a may_v be_v 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