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the_o safety_n and_o welfare_n of_o mother_n and_o child_n robert_n barret_n remove_v from_o my_o house_n in_o charterhouse-street_n london_n to_o greenwich_n in_o kent_n at_o the_o surgeon_n arm_n over-against_o the_o church_n where_o you_o may_v have_v the_o elixir_n rha._n indicum_fw-la or_o indian_a counterpoison_n it_o be_v a_o most_o admirable_a cordial_n expel_v sharp_a gripe_n clammy_a and_o tartarous_a humour_n from_o the_o stomach_n and_o bowel_n it_o strengthen_v the_o liver_n and_o cure_v all_o sort_n of_o flux_n melancholy_a green_a sickness_n and_o rickets_o in_o child_n there_o be_v not_o a_o better_a specific_a give_v to_o woman_n which_o be_v apt_a to_o miscarry_v and_o may_v be_v take_v all_o the_o time_n she_o be_v with_o child_n from_o one_o spoonful_n to_o three_o at_o a_o time_n upon_o any_o illness_n prepare_a by_o he_o from_o one_o shilling_n to_o five_o each_o bottle_n of_o a_o pleasant_a taste_n he_o prepare_v a_o restorative_n pill_n for_o consumption_n asthma_n it_o ease_v all_o manner_n of_o pain_n it_o be_v a_o excellent_a pectoral_a he_o cure_v most_o distemper_n of_o the_o womb_n and_o free_o give_v advice_n the_o content_n section_n i._n contain_v the_o character_n of_o a_o midwife_n with_o direction_n how_o to_o perform_v her_o office_n towards_o mother_n and_o child_n as_o well_o in_o the_o time_n of_o labour_n as_o before_o and_o after_o delivery_n with_o a_o full_a and_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o unnatural_a labour_n and_o the_o more_o dangerous_a symptom_n of_o woman_n in_o child_n bed_n with_o the_o most_o approve_a method_n of_o relief_n chap._n i._o contain_v the_o character_n of_o a_o midwife_n with_o some_o short_a remark_n on_o her_o humour_n manner_n and_o conduct_n in_o perform_v her_o duty_n chap._n two_o what_o preparatory_a office_n be_v incumbent_a on_o a_o midwife_n when_o the_o woman_n be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o delivery_n chap._n iii_o explain_v a_o midwife_n duty_n in_o time_n of_o travel_n chap._n iu._n contain_v direction_n to_o a_o midwife_n what_o to_o do_v when_o the_o child_n be_v just_o come_v into_o the_o world_n chap._n v._o how_o to_o manage_v the_o woman_n when_o deliver_v chap._n vi_o how_o to_o know_v whether_o the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n be_v dead_a or_o alive_a if_o dead_a how_o to_o perform_v her_o office_n with_o direction_n in_o case_n of_o a_o mola_n or_o false_a conception_n chap._n vii_o of_o the_o different_a sort_n of_o vnatural_a labour_n with_o the_o best_a method_n of_o assistance_n on_o such_o extraordinary_a occasion_n chap._n viii_o of_o the_o cesarean_a section_n or_o cut_v the_o child_n out_o of_o the_o mother_n womb._n chap._n ix_o of_o the_o various_a symptom_n happen_v to_o woman_n in_o child_n bed_n and_o the_o most_o successful_a method_n of_o cure_n section_n ii_o of_o the_o instrument_n of_o generation_n in_o woman_n the_o membrane_n that_o infold_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o manner_n of_o its_o generation_n increase_v and_o nourishment_n in_o the_o womb_n the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n and_o the_o mean_n to_o prevent_v it_o the_o conduct_n of_o a_o woman_n go_v with_o child_n the_o sign_n of_o conception_n and_o the_o prevention_n of_o miscarriage_n chap._n i._o of_o the_o part_n serve_v for_o generation_n in_o woman_n chap._n ii_o of_o the_o membrane_n enfold_v the_o child_n in_o the_o womb._n chap._n iii_o of_o the_o manner_n of_o generate_a the_o infant_n in_o the_o womb_n and_o its_o gradual_a nourishment_n and_o increase_n from_o the_o first_o minute_n of_o conception_n to_o the_o hour_n of_o birth_n chap._n four_o of_o the_o cause_n of_o barrenness_n and_o mean_n to_o prevent_v it_o chap._n v._o direction_n how_o a_o woman_n shall_v know_v when_o she_o have_v conceive_v and_o what_o conduct_v she_o ought_v to_o observe_v during_o the_o time_n of_o her_o be_v with_o child_n so_o as_o to_o prevent_v miscarriage_n sect._n iii_o explain_v the_o duty_n of_o a_o nurse_n with_o reference_n to_o the_o child_n from_o the_o â—ime_n of_o its_o birth_n to_o its_o removal_n â—rom_o heâ—_n conduct_n together_o with_o a_o essay_n endeavour_v to_o show_v what_o influence_n moral_a abuse_n may_v have_v upon_o its_o health_n section_n i._o contain_v the_o character_n of_o a_o midwife_n with_o direction_n how_o to_o perform_v her_o office_n towards_o mother_n and_o child_n as_o well_o in_o the_o time_n of_o labour_n as_o before_o and_o after_o delivery_n with_o a_o full_a and_o brief_a description_n of_o the_o various_a sort_n of_o unnatural_a labour_n and_o the_o more_o dangerous_a symptom_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n with_o the_o most_o approve_a method_n of_o relief_n chap._n i._o contain_v the_o character_n of_o a_o midwife_n with_o some_o short_a remark_n on_o her_o humour_n manner_n and_o conduct_v in_o perform_v her_o duty_n in_o these_o day_n there_o be_v many_o woman_n that_o take_v upon_o they_o the_o knowledge_n and_o practice_n of_o midwifery_n 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