02213cam a22003013u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000300012624500260015626400510018230000470023333600260028033700260030633800360033250000310036850802220039952011870062153400450180865300150185385600430186840654UtSlPG20260610133929.0mcr n260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a08002992  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aRG1 aRigby, Edward,d1804-186012aA System of Midwifery 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2012  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2012-09-03  aE-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana)  a"A System of Midwifery" by Edward Rigby is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This comprehensive work is designed to educate practitioners on the intricate processes involved in pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, focusing particularly on the anatomical and physiological aspects of childbirth. The book aims to provide a condensed view of various topics related to obstetrics, integrating both theory and practical application.  The opening of the text introduces midwifery as both an art and a science, emphasizing its role in managing the health of women during pregnancy, labor, and the puerperal phase. Rigby elaborates on the complexity of the biological processes involved, highlighting how natural functions can become complicated by various factors, particularly in a civilized context. The initial chapters lay a foundation by discussing the anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system, including the pelvis, female organs of generation, and early signs of pregnancy, thus setting the stage for a detailed exploration of midwifery practices that will follow throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aObstetrics40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40654