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A38470 The English midwife enlarged containing directions to midwives; wherein is laid down whatever is most requisite for the safe practising her art. Also instructions for women in their conceiving, bearing and nursing of children. With two new treatises, one of the cure of diseases and symptoms happening to women before and after child-birth. And another of the diseases, &c. of little children, and the conditions necessary to be considered in the choice of their nurses and milk. The whole fitted for the meanest capacities. Illustrated with near 40 copper-cuts. 1682 (1682) Wing E3104A; ESTC R218753 111,486 336

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a_o woman_n new_o lay_v p._n 247_o sect._n 4._o of_o the_o bruise_n and_o rent_n of_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n cause_v by_o labour_n p._n 252_o sect._n 5._o of_o the_o after-pain_n p._n 254_o sect._n 6._o of_o the_o lochia_n whence_o they_o come_v if_o good_a or_o bad_a their_o stop_n and_o what_o ensue_v p._n 255_o sect._n 7._o of_o the_o inflammation_n etc._n etc._n of_o the_o womb._n p._n 258_o sect._n 8._o of_o the_o inflammation_n and_o apostemation_n of_o the_o breast_n p._n 259_o sect._n 9_o of_o the_o curdling_n of_o the_o milk_n in_o the_o breast_n p._n 262_o sect._n 10._o of_o choping_a etc._n etc._n and_o loss_n of_o the_o nipple_n p._n 265_o part_n iv_o of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n happen_v to_o little_a child_n and_o of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o nurse_n sect._n 1_o what_o manner_n of_o woman_n a_o nurse_n ought_v to_o be_v and_o whether_o the_o mother_n be_v the_o best_a nurse_n p._n 269_o sect._n 2._o of_o the_o disease_n and_o symptom_n which_o 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