Man-midwifery analyzed; or the tendency of that indecent and unnecessary practice detected and exposed. Addressed to John Ford, late surgeon and man-midwife ...

Date:
1790
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Credit: Man-midwifery analyzed; or the tendency of that indecent and unnecessary practice detected and exposed. Addressed to John Ford, late surgeon and man-midwife ... Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    Thirdly, Was that declaration meant to prevent any other perfon being called ? Or is it not neceffary, when fuch dreadful accidents Jiappen, that immediate affiftance (hould be had ? Fourthly, Did you not, by declaring that you would inftantly fend your nephew,, enter a caveat againft my calling in any other affiftance, though I am now confident you did not then mean to fend any body ; becaufe it was twelve o’clock at noon when you left your fair patient at Kenfington-Gore, on Sunday morning, and it was twelve o’clock the next day before your nephew came ? It grieved me to turn from my door a gentle- man, whofe kind expreffions and con- cern