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John Maubray

d. 1732

An early Scottish physician in London, he became known for teaching midwifery and for writing one of the first English works devoted to the subject. His career also became tied to one of the strangest medical controversies of the 18th century.

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The Female Physician Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; together with their causes and symptoms, their degrees of danger, and respective methods of prevention and cure: to which is added, the whole art of new improv'd midwifery; comprehending the necessary qualifications of a midwife, and particular directions for laying women, in all cases of difficult and preternatural births; together with the diet and regimen of both the mother and child.

The Female Physician Containing all the diseases incident to that sex, in virgins, wives, and widows; together with their causes and symptoms, their degrees of danger, and respective methods of prevention and cure: to which is added, the whole art of new improv'd midwifery; comprehending the necessary qualifications of a midwife, and particular directions for laying women, in all cases of difficult and preternatural births; together with the diet and regimen of both the mother and child.

by John Maubray

About the author

Born in Scotland around 1700, John Maubray practiced in London as a physician and early teacher of midwives. He is best known for The Female Physician, published in 1724, a work on childbirth and women's health that helped establish his name in Georgian medical circles.

Maubray's reputation is mixed. Historical sources describe him as part of the rise of the "man-midwife" in Britain, and later scholars have noted his interest in practical training and physical examination. At the same time, he is often remembered for his involvement in the bizarre "sooterkin" idea and for the wider controversy around claims of unnatural births in early 18th-century London.

He died in 1732. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the source page I checked, so a profile image is not included.