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ibid._n how_o to_o put_v the_o womb_n again_o into_o its_o place_n p._n 115_o against_o the_o extreme_a loss_n of_o blood_n which_o happen_v to_o woman_n immediate_o after_o their_o delivery_n p._n 116_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n present_o after_o her_o delivery_n p._n 117_o of_o woman_n that_o have_v a_o great_a deal_n of_o blood_n and_o purge_v not_o neither_o in_o their_o travel_n nor_o after_o p._n 118_o of_o those_o who_o have_v but_o a_o little_a blood_n p._n 120_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o infant_n ibid._n how_o to_o govern_v woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 121_o of_o the_o bathe_n that_o a_o woman_n be_v to_o use_v for_o the_o first_o eight_o day_n of_o her_o lying-in_n p._n 122_o how_o a_o midwife_n ought_v to_o govern_v herself_o in_o case_n a_o woman_n be_v to_o be_v deliver_v of_o two_o child_n ibid._n of_o the_o danger_n that_o a_o woman_n have_v to_o purge_v herself_o for_o the_o first_o day_n of_o her_o lying-in_n p._n 124_o of_o the_o second_o wash_v for_o woman_n ibid._n what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o infant_n as_o soon_o as_o they_o be_v bear_v p._n 125_o of_o the_o last_o wash_v for_o woman_n p._n 126_o of_o a_o astringent_a for_o woman_n when_o they_o shall_v have_v occasion_n 127_o to_o make_v cerecloath_n for_o woman_n ibid._n to_o cleanse_v a_o woman_n before_o she_o rise_v ibid._n how_o a_o woman_n lie_v in_o of_o her_o first_o child_n may_v avoid_v the_o gripe_n of_o her_o belly_n p._n 128_o the_o queen_n of_o france_n her_o receipt_n p._n 129_o certain_a precept_n hinder_v the_o delay_n and_o difficulty_n of_o bring_v forth_o ibid._n how_o the_o secondine_n be_v to_o be_v hasten_v out_o p._n 132_o pill_n for_o that_o purpose_n p._n 134_o of_o case_n of_o extremity_n and_o first_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o a_o woman_n who_o in_o her_o travel_n be_v accompany_v with_o a_o flux_n of_o blood_n and_o with_o convulsion_n p._n 135_o of_o order_v the_o woman_n after_o she_o be_v deliver_v p._n 148_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o the_o breast_n belly_n and_o low_a part_n of_o the_o woman_n in_o childbed_n p._n 150_o a_o ointment_n p._n 151_o a_o ointment_n to_o keep_v the_o milk_n from_o clot_v ibid._n a_o fomentation_n much_o commend_v ibid._n of_o the_o choice_n of_o a_o good_a nurse_n p._n 153_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v in_o the_o extreme_a part_n of_o the_o child_n p._n 154_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o such_o child_n as_o be_v trouble_v with_o phlegm_n p._n 155_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n that_o have_v their_o cod_n full_a of_o wind_n ibid._n how_o to_o take_v away_o the_o canker_n out_o of_o the_o infant_n mouth_n 156_o what_o be_v to_o be_v do_v to_o child_n who_o intestine_n be_v fall_v ibid._n to_o make_v a_o ointment_n to_o strengthen_v the_o thigh_n and_o leg_n of_o a_o child_n and_o to_o make_v he_o go_v p._n 157_o of_o the_o relaxation_n of_o the_o matrix_fw-la and_o the_o cause_n ibid._n of_o a_o disease_n that_o happen_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o fall_n of_o 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midwife_n that_o they_o be_v utter_o want_v of_o let_v we_o therefore_o consider_v of_o the_o thing_n require_v in_o a_o midwife_n in_o relation_n both_o to_o her_o person_n and_o her_o manner_n as_o for_o her_o age_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v neither_o too_o young_a nor_o too_o old_a age._n in_o a_o good_a habit_n of_o body_n and_o not_o subject_a to_o disease_n nor_o misshapen_v in_o any_o part_n of_o her_o body_n peculiar_a in_o her_o habit_n and_o in_o her_o person_n her_o hand_n must_v be_v small_a with_o her_o nail_n pare_v close_o without_o any_o ring_n upon_o they_o in_o the_o time_n of_o her_o duty_n nor_o bracelet_n upon_o her_o wrist_n she_o must_v be_v cheerful_a pleasant_a strong_a laborious_a and_o use_v to_o travel_v it_o be_v require_v that_o she_o shall_v be_v stir_v at_o all_o hour_n and_o abide_v a_o long_a time_n together_o with_o her_o patient_n for_o her_o manner_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v courteous_a sober_a chaste_a not_o repine_v manner_n choleric_a arrogant_a or_o covetous_a nor_o apt_a to_o talk_v of_o what_o she_o see_v in_o the_o house_n where_o she_o have_v to_o do_v spirit_n for_o her_o spirit_n she_o ought_v to_o be_v prudent_a wary_a and_o cunning_a ofttimes_o to_o use_v fair_a and_o flatter_a word_n she_o ought_v moreover_o to_o know_v that_o god_n have_v give_v to_o all_o thing_n their_o beginning_n their_o increasing_n their_o estate_n of_o perfection_n and_o declination_n therefore_o the_o say_a midwife_n nor_o any_o of_o her_o assistant_n must_v not_o do_v any_o thing_n rash_o for_o to_o precipitate_v or_o hasten_v nature_n chap._n ii_o what_o ought_v to_o be_v observe_v when_o the_o woman_n be_v near_o the_o time_n of_o her_o lie_v down_o down_o the_o hour_n of_o the_o woman_n lie_v down_o approach_v the_o woman_n with_o child_n ought_v to_o prepare_v herself_o in_o this_o manner_n she_o must_v present_o call_v her_o midwife_n and_o assistant_n to_o she_o it_o be_v requisite_a to_o have_v they_o rather_o soon_o than_o late_a 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the_o travel_n and_o give_v ease_n to_o the_o woman_n pain_n three_o as_o for_o the_o woman_n herself_o she_o must_v be_v of_o a_o good_a heart_n and_o force_v herself_o by_o strive_v as_o much_o as_o possible_o she_o can_v stop_v her_o mouth_n and_o keep_v her_o breath_n as_o if_o she_o be_v do_v the_o ordinary_a deed_n of_o nature_n as_o for_o the_o colic_n if_o it_o seize_v woman_n in_o travail_n you_o may_v read_v the_o remedy_n in_o the_o follow_a chapter_n chap._n iii_o how_o to_o expel_v the_o colic_n from_o woman_n in_o childbed_n there_o be_v some_o woman_n who_o at_o the_o same_o instant_n that_o they_o be_v in_o travel_n be_v take_v with_o fit_n of_o the_o colic_n which_o be_v often_o cause_v by_o the_o crudity_n and_o indigestion_n of_o the_o stomach_n which_o do_v torment_v woman_n so_o extreme_o that_o it_o exceed_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o travel_n and_o while_o this_o pain_n last_v a_o woman_n advance_v nothing_o towards_o the_o end_n of_o her_o travel_n the_o pain_n 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her_o hand_n be_v anoint_v first_o with_o fresh_a butter_n and_o if_o she_o perceive_v the_o inner_a neck_n of_o the_o womb_n to_o dilate_v itself_o it_o be_v a_o certain_a sign_n that_o the_o pain_n of_o childbed_n be_v upon_o the_o woman_n or_o if_o she_o perceive_v any_o thing_n to_o push_v forward_o her_o travel_n be_v also_o undoubtable_a chap._n v._o of_o the_o fall_n down_o of_o the_o water_n a_o good_a while_n before_o the_o woman_n travel_v there_o be_v some_o woman_n who_o have_v their_o water_n come_v from_o they_o a_o long_a time_n before_o their_o travel_n sometime_o twelve_o day_n sometime_o eight_o day_n sometime_o six_o and_o sometime_o four_o though_o the_o ordinary_a time_n be_v not_o above_o three_o hour_n before_o her_o travel_n they_o remain_v for_o the_o most_o part_v not_o above_o twenty_o four_o hour_n this_o be_v cause_v by_o some_o rupture_n of_o the_o membrane_n where_o from_o the_o begin_n of_o the_o formation_n of_o the_o child_n the_o humour_n be_v 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