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100 1 _aHollick, Frederick
245 1 4 _aThe Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed :
_bBeing a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2015-01-01
508 _aProduced by Cindy Horton, Sarah Jensen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed" by Frederick Hollick is a scientific treatise written in the mid-19th century. This comprehensive manual aims to provide a practical and accessible guide to midwifery, specifically targeting women themselves, while being informative for medical students and practitioners. It likely covers various aspects of childbirth and the associated diseases of women during pregnancy and postpartum, intending to educate women about their own bodies and improve the care they receive. The opening of the manual contains a preface and an introduction discussing the author's motivations for writing this text. Frederick Hollick emphasizes the historical neglect of women's knowledge about their own reproductive health and aims to address this gap through clear, scientific explanations and practical guidance. He underlines the significance of preparing women for childbirth and the importance of understanding the physiological aspects of pregnancy, arguing that education can mitigate fear and suffering during childbirth. In this context, Hollick also asserts that this work represents a notable departure from previous literature, aiming to be simultaneously accessible and scientifically rigorous to empower women with knowledge about their bodies and childbirth. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPregnancy
653 _aIndian Territory
653 _aObstetrics
653 _aChloroform
653 _aMidwifery
653 _aGynecology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47836
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