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A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife
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7 totalA TREATISE ON THE ART of MIDWIFERY. SETTING FORTH Various Abuses therein, Especially as to the Practice with Instruments: THE WHOLE Serving to put all Rational Inquirers in a fair Way of very safely forming their own Judgement upon the Question; Which it is best to employ, In Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, A MAN-MIDWIFE; OR, A MIDWIFE.
TO All Fathers, Mothers and likely soon to be Either.
PREFACE.
CONTENTS OF Part the First.
A TREATISE ON MIDWIFERY.
A TREATISE OF MIDWIFERY. Part the Second.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
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In this candid 1760 pamphlet a seasoned London midwife writes directly to expectant parents, urging them to examine the care of pregnancy and childbirth with their own reason rather than blind trust. She exposes the growing trend of male‑dominated obstetrics and the hazardous use of instruments, arguing that such innovations often serve fashionable pretence rather than the safety of mother and child. Drawing on years of hands‑on experience, she frames her plea as a moral duty to protect both women and their infants from needless danger.
The work blends practical advice with a forceful, almost personal, appeal for common‑sense judgment. Its clear, persuasive prose offers a rare glimpse into eighteenth‑century debates over medical authority, gender roles, and the ethics of birth‑assistance. Listeners will hear a passionate advocate who, despite the conventions of her time, insists that rational inquiry should guide the most intimate moments of life.
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A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife
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en
Duration
~8 hours (512K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
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Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2019-09-20
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
About the author
Elizabeth Nihell
1723–1776
A sharp, outspoken 18th-century midwife, she became known for challenging the growing power of male obstetric practitioners. Her writing gives a vivid, combative view of childbirth, medicine, and women’s authority in her time.
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