MPIWG

midwifery

Midwifery manuals were usually addressed to the midwife and to her patients — all married women. They described conception, pregnancy, labor and delivery, as well as care of the newborn.


There are 75 books tagged with this term.
 
Last Name First Name Title Date Sort ascending
Culpeper Nicholas A directory for midwives: or, A guide for women, in their conception, bearing, and suckling… 1700
la Vauguion M. A compleat body of chirurgical operations, containing the whole practice of surgery. With observations and… 1699
Chamberlayne Thomas The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged 1699
Barret Robert A companion for midwives, child-bearing women, and nurses 1699
Chamberlayne Thomas The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged, in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth… 1698
Chamberlayne Thomas The compleat midwife’s practice enlarged 1697
Mauriceau Francois The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also the best means… 1697
Mauriceau Francois The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed; as also the best means… 1696
MacMath James The expert mid-wife: a treatise of the diseases of women with child, and in… 1694
Culpeper Nicholas A directory for midwives 1693
Massaria Alessandro De morbis fœmineis, The womans counsellour: or, The feminine physitian, enlarged. Modestly treating of such… 1686
Culpeper Nicholas A directory for midwives 1684
Mauriceau Francois The diseases of vvomen with child, and in child-bed: as also the best means… 1683
Shirley John A short compendium of chirurgery: containing its grounds & principles, more particularly treating of impostumes, wounds… 1683
[author not specified] The English midwife enlarged, containing directions to midwives; wherein is laid down whatever is most… 1682
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s Directory for midwives...The second part 1681
Culpeper Nicholas A directory for midwives 1681
Chamberlayne Thomas The complete midvvife’s practice enlarged 1680
Chamberlayne Thomas The complete midvvife’s practice enlarged 1680
Shirley John A short compendium of chirurgery: containing its grounds & principles. More particularly treating of imposthumes, wounds… 1678
Culpeper Nicholas Culpeper’s Directory for midwives...The second part 1676
Thomson George Ortho-methodoz itro-chymikē: or the direct method of curing chymically. Wherein is conteined [sic… 1675
Culpeper Nicholas A directory for midwives 1675
[author not specified] Every woman her own midwife 1675
Mauriceau Francois The accomplisht midwife, treating of the diseases of women with child, and in childbed. As… 1673
Mauriceau Francois The accomplisht midwife, treating of the diseases of women with child, and in child-bed… 1673
Mauriceau Francois The diseases of vvomen with child, and in child-bed: as also, the best directions… 1672
Sharp Jane The midwives book. Or the whole art of midwifry discovered. Directing childbearing women how to… 1671
Wolveridge James Speculum matricis; or, the expert midwives handmaid. Catechistically composed, by James Wolveridge, M.D. with a… 1671
Sermon William The ladies companion, or, The English midwife. Wherein is demonstrated, the manner and order how… 1671