The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also the best means of helping them in natural and unnatural labours. With fit remedies for the several indispositions of new-born babes. To which is prefix'd an Anatomical treatise ... Written in French / ... Translated by Hugh Chamberlen, M. D.

  • Mauriceau, François, 1637-1709
Date:
1697
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Credit: The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also the best means of helping them in natural and unnatural labours. With fit remedies for the several indispositions of new-born babes. To which is prefix'd an Anatomical treatise ... Written in French / ... Translated by Hugh Chamberlen, M. D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the other two in the two following Chapters. There are ordinarily reckoned: three forts,.of Loof neffes, which in general is a frequent Dejectiom!of what is contained in the Guts by Stool : the firft is called Lzen- teria, by which the Stomach and the Guts, not having digetted the Nourifhment received, lets it pafs almoft quite raw. The fecond is called Diarrbea, by which they fimply difcharge the Humours and Excrements which they contain. And the third, which is the worit, is Dyfenteria, by which the Patient, together with the Humours and Excrements, voids Blood with violent Pains, caufed by the ulceration of the Guts. Of what kind foever the Flux is, if great, and contt- nue long, it puts the Woman in great danger of Mit rift of his 5th Book: Atulieri in utero gerenti, fi aluus be a Lienteria, t . ceived, and letting it immediately pafs away before it be turned into Chyle, of which Blood ought to be made fible but they muft be both thereby extreamly weakened for want of Nourifhment. If a Diarrhea, and conti- nnes long, it will occafion the fame Accident : becaufe there is a great Diffipation of the Spirits, together with the Evacuation of Humours. But the danger is much reater when a Dyfenteria, forafmmach as the Woman ftant Stimulations to difcharge themfelves of the fharp and bilous Humours,withwhich they are extreamly annoyed ; which caufeth a great Difturbance and violent Commo- alfo thofe that are made by them of the Diaphragma, which force themfelves downwards in the Endéavours a Child is conftrained becaufe of this Violence to come