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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.
By John Maubray, M. D.
—— ——Opiferq; per Orbem
Dicor,—— Ovid. Met.
LONDON:
Printed for James Holland, at the Bible and
Ball, in St. Paul’s-Church-Yard. 1724.
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To all Learned and Judicious Professors of Physick, as well as Ingenuous and Experienced Practisers of Midwifery.
Most Excellent Societies,
I Have generally observ’d,that Men address theirWorks to improperHands; some aim at Personagestoo great, to regard them;others stoop to Men too unlearned,to defend them: Some again maketheir Court and apply to Pe
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