ESSAYS on VARIOUS SUBJECTS CONNECTED with MIDWIFERY

Published by H. C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia, 1823

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FIRST AMERICAN EDITION- Full LEATHER HARDCOVER binding, GOOD-; light wear, edge wear, age toning, neat po name on fep and title page. GYNECOLOGY, GYNECOLOGICAL, OBSTETRICS, MEDICAL, SCIENCE, MEDICINE, WOMENS HEALTH, WOMEN, PREGNANCY, CHILDREN, CHILDBEARING, MIDWIFE, MIDWIFERY, MIDWIVES reference. 479 pp. Gold bands on spine, slightly faded, but still with luster. A collection of essays by this noted Philadelphia physician, who is considered as changing the history of obstetrics in the US; he was among the first to contend with professional prejudice against doctors delivering babies, and his work helped to make it a respected branch of medicine. Topics include blood-letting; premature birth; rupture, inversion, haemorrhage and retroversion of the uterus; a reply to Dr. Peachy Harrison re impregnation; observation on Burns' "History of the Gravid Uterus;" sudden alteration of the color of the hair; use of volatile tincture of guaiacum in Catamenia; puerperal convulsions; dysmenorrhoea; suppression of menses; Bell's paper on the muscularity of the uterus and more. A solid vintage leather MIDWIFERY REFERENCE; ideal collectible for a MIDWIFE, DOCTOR, or OBSTETRICIAN. …

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Title
ESSAYS on VARIOUS SUBJECTS CONNECTED with MIDWIFERY
Author
Dewees, William P., M. D.
Publisher
H. C. Carey & I. Lea, Philadelphia
Publication year
1823
Condition
Good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition
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