Aristotle's compleat and experienc'd midwife in two parts : I. Guide for childbearing women ... together with suitable remedies for the various indispositions of new-born infants. II. Proper and safe remedies for the curing all those distempers that are incident to the female sex ... a work ... highly necessary for all surgeons, midwives, nurses, and child-bearing women / made English by W[illiam] S[almon], M.D.

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[1749?]
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Credit: Aristotle's compleat and experienc'd midwife in two parts : I. Guide for childbearing women ... together with suitable remedies for the various indispositions of new-born infants. II. Proper and safe remedies for the curing all those distempers that are incident to the female sex ... a work ... highly necessary for all surgeons, midwives, nurses, and child-bearing women / made English by W[illiam] S[almon], M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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