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see_v that_o he_o be_v mock_v of_o the_o wiseman_n be_v exceed_v worth_a and_o send_v forth_o and_o slay_v all_o the_o male_a child_n that_o be_v in_o bethlehem_n and_o all_o the_o coast_n thereof_o from_o two_o year_n old_a and_o under_n according_a to_o the_o time_n which_o he_o have_v diligent_o inquire_v of_o the_o wiseman_n so_o in_o rama_fw-mi be_v a_o voice_n hear_v rachel_n weep_v for_o her_o child_n and_o will_v not_o be_v comfort_v because_o they_o be_v not_o etc._n etc._n be_v our_o midwife_n more_o acquaint_v with_o the_o scripture_n and_o the_o duty_n enjoin_v they_o relate_v to_o their_o office_n they_o will_v take_v more_o care_n to_o inform_v their_o judgement_n and_o improve_v their_o knowledge_n and_o not_o venture_v so_o rash_o upon_o a_o business_n of_o such_o consequence_n without_o be_v better_o provide_v with_o skill_n and_o experience_n this_o will_v teach_v they_o to_o wait_v with_o patience_n for_o a_o timely_a birth_n not_o to_o anticipate_v or_o hasten_v the_o labour_n for_o their_o own_o end_n and_o to_o neglect_v nothing_o in_o its_o season_n that_o may_v contribute_v to_o the_o safety_n of_o mother_n and_o child_n therefore_o i_o have_v not_o only_o give_v plain_a and_o familiar_a direction_n how_o she_o be_v to_o behave_v herself_o in_o the_o whole_a course_n of_o her_o attendance_n but_o have_v endeavour_v to_o press_v she_o to_o her_o duty_n with_o such_o moral_a consideration_n as_o no_o true_a christian_n ought_v to_o slight_v i_o doubt_v not_o but_o such_o as_o be_v over_o confident_a of_o their_o scanty_a knowledge_n or_o guilty_a of_o the_o crime_n i_o lay_v to_o their_o charge_n will_v froward_o decry_v my_o undertake_n and_o endeavour_v to_o stifle_v so_o plain_a a_o discovery_n of_o the_o crime_n they_o have_v no_o mind_n to_o part_v with_o but_o i_o shall_v gain_v my_o design_n if_o i_o can_v but_o prove_v serviceable_a to_o those_o that_o be_v desirous_a to_o know_v and_o propose_v nothing_o to_o themselves_o but_o 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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the_o part_n that_o present_v hard_a and_o round_o and_o much_o small_a than_o the_o head_n immediate_o i_o turn_v the_o child_n to_o a_o right_a posture_n 〈◊〉_d the_o head_n foremost_a and_o gentle_o bathe_v the_o womb_n with_o a_o sponge_n wet_a in_o oil_n of_o lily_n warm_a thus_o by_o god_n help_n i_o get_v the_o child_n into_o the_o world_n alive_a and_o 〈◊〉_d mother_n safe_a another_o time_n i_o meet_v with_o the_o shoulder_n and_o back_o present_v first_o but_o continue_v in_o my_o wont_a course_n of_o put_v the_o child_n back_o and_o turn_v the_o head_n towards_o the_o birth_n and_o thus_o bring_v forth_o a_o live_a child_n i_o deliver_v a_o woman_n once_o when_o the_o child_n advance_v its_o breech_n foremost_a though_o it_o often_o void_v the_o ordure_n by_o its_o fundament_n i_o gentle_o slide_v up_o my_o hand_n on_o each_o side_n the_o buttock_n and_o introduce_v they_o by_o degree_n into_o the_o groin_n and_o so_o by_o wag_v it_o from_o side_n to_o side_n i_o disengage_v 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labour_n to_o save_v the_o child_n life_n and_o therefore_o will_v call_v it_o cesarean_a section_n in_o imitation_n of_o cesar_n birth_n it_o be_v true_a there_o will_v be_v some_o pretext_n of_o excuse_n to_o make_v martyr_n of_o poor_a woman_n to_o bring_v a_o second_o cesar_n or_o some_o great_a and_o new_a prophet_n into_o our_o western_a world_n but_o it_o be_v not_o know_v that_o ever_o there_o be_v any_o law_n christian_n or_o civil_a which_o countenance_v the_o martyrdom_n of_o the_o mother_n to_o save_v the_o child_n some_o country_n gossip_n will_v tell_v you_o they_o know_v such_o yet_o live_v who_o side_n have_v be_v open_v to_o make_v way_n for_o the_o child_n but_o such_o story_n as_o these_o be_v only_o fit_a entertainment_n for_o fool_n and_o child_n a_o surgeon_n must_v never_o practice_v this_o cruel_a operation_n whilst_o the_o mother_n be_v alive_a but_o when_o she_o be_v dead_a he_o ought_v not_o to_o neglect_v it_o and_o what_o he_o do_v he_o must_v do_v it_o 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delivery_n be_v trouble_v with_o a_o tentigo_n when_o the_o clitoris_n increase_v to_o a_o over_o great_a measure_n it_o be_v a_o nervous_a piece_n of_o flesh_n which_o the_o lip_n or_o wing_n of_o the_o privity_n do_v embrace_v and_o which_o undergo_v erection_n in_o the_o act_n of_o venery_n in_o some_o it_o be_v as_o big_a as_o the_o neck_n of_o a_o goose_n and_o hang_v below_o the_o orifice_n of_o the_o privity_n sometime_o this_o may_v be_v occasion_v by_o the_o midwife_n hurt_v the_o part_n or_o it_o may_v become_v loose_a and_o porous_a by_o often_o handle_v which_o may_v cause_v a_o great_a concourse_n of_o humour_n and_o so_o the_o nervous_a body_n be_v enlarge_v to_o a_o extraordinary_a bigness_n i_o have_v oftentimes_o cure_v this_o symptom_n by_o cut_v it_o away_o but_o so_o as_o to_o avoid_v inflammation_n some_o be_v trouble_v with_o hemorrhoid_n of_o the_o womb_n which_o be_v little_a protuberancy_n like_o those_o of_o the_o fundament_n produce_v in_o the_o neck_n of_o the_o womb_n by_o the_o abundance_n of_o feculent_a blood_n that_o resort_v thither_o where_o the_o vein_n end_n they_o be_v cure_v by_o revulsion_n of_o humour_n by_o mitigate_a asswage_a insession_n and_o purge_v if_o other_o circumstance_n do_v not_o forbid_v oftentimes_o the_o woman_n receive_v prejudice_n from_o the_o bruise_n and_o rent_n of_o the_o outward_a part_n of_o the_o womb_n occasion_v by_o hard_a labour_n the_o child_n head_n in_o pass_v make_v a_o violent_a distension_n and_o separation_n of_o the_o four_o caruncle_n and_o those_o part_n have_v once_o give_v way_n to_o a_o infant_n be_v ever_o after_o easy_o relax_v and_o extend_v and_o so_o every_o travel_n come_v with_o less_o pain_n than_o the_o precede_a sometime_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o midwife_n nail_n have_v scratch_v and_o rend_v the_o part_n through_o carelessness_n and_o inadvertency_n but_o whenever_o such_o contusion_n or_o rent_n happen_v they_o must_v not_o be_v neglect_v lest_o they_o degenerate_a into_o malignant_a ulcer_n after_o pain_n be_v the_o common_a bane_n of_o the_o welfare_n of_o woman_n in_o childbed_n they_o say_v they_o be_v not_o so_o much_o trouble_v with_o they_o of_o their_o first_o child_n as_o of_o the_o follow_v but_o that_o be_v no_o certain_a rule_n experience_n confirm_v that_o they_o happen_v indifferent_o after_o first_o or_o last_o labour_n according_a as_o their_o various_a disposition_n be_v let_v the_o nurse_n lie_v on_o a_o galbanum_fw-la plaster_n and_o keep_v the_o belly_n very_o hot_a and_o then_o give_v she_o some_o cinnamon_n water_n with_o mithridate_n and_o a_o few_o drop_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o hartshorn_n or_o liquid_a laudanum_n this_o will_v very_o often_o carry_v off_o their_o gripe_n colic_o and_o other_o after-pain_n common_o they_o go_v away_o of_o themselves_o in_o 2_o or_o 3_o day_n time_n if_o they_o be_v sharp_a and_o obstinate_a and_o threaten_v to_o continue_v long_o you_o must_v give_v from_o one_o ounce_n to_o two_o or_o 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